5/21, Tuesday night. Pico Iyer visited Powell's City of Books to promote his new book Automn Light reflecting on the life of Japan, where he's called home for the last 30+ years.
I've only know of Pico Iyer of his travel writings. This book is more of an essay or memoir. He talked about how he started the book (triggered by his father-in-law's death), read 2 paragraphs of his new book, and mostly just talked, and answered questions. He speaks like a poet with gentle voice, keen observation and reflective thoughts. Very enjoyable. I think I like his talks more than his books. He needs to produce audio books!
Ran into Carol. She told me that she lived in Japan for 9 years!
