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—Henry Alford, New York Times columnist and author of Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That?

—Neil White, author of IN THE SANCTUARY OF OUTCASTS

—Eric Marcus, author of WHY SUICIDE?: Questions and Answers About Suicide, Suicide Prevention, and Coping with the Suicide of Someone You Know

April 30, 2015

It’s the last day of April, and while we’ll be sad to see Nikki’s birthday month go, we can’t help but be super excited for May. We consulted the internet, wide and far, and all signs point to yes --- May is pretty much empirically the nicest month of the year. If you live in the Northeast like us, May is less rainy than April, warmer than January, more colorful than November and basically better in all the ways than every other month. So in honor of the most magnificent month, we decided to make a list of all of our favorite things that start with the letter M. May is only the beginning...

Fred Allen

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

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Fred Allen

—New York Times Book Review (cover review)

—Washington Post

—NPR.com

—Newsday

—Reader’s Digest summer reading list