When my wife gave birth last month she received a copy of Anne Lamott’s Operating Instructions as a gift and took to reading it while feeding the baby.  You have to know my wife, but I figured she’d hate it.  Swearing doesn’t go far with her, whereas Lamott sprinkles the expletives like table salt.  But the shared misery joy of motherhood must have won my wife over because she can’t stop raving about Lamott, telling me endless stories about Sam.  I have no idea what she’s talking about.  You have to understand, I’d love to read Lamott, but I read slow and the pile of Ph.D. books isn’t getting smaller.  So until sometime in early 2012, Lamott is off my reading list.  She’s on my wife’s list, however, and Kristina was thrilled this morning when she came home from walking the mall to report that Lamott will be signing books here in Princeton next month.  Here are the details for those of you in central Jersey:

Anne Lamott will read from and sign her new book, Grace (Eventually), Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble, Princeton MarketFair Mall, 3535 US Route 1 South. (609) 716-1570