Embarrassingly enough, I have only just discovered Bruce Springsteen's music. Well, not quite - I do remember how much I liked a song I heard him perform at an Oscars ceremony when I was in undergrad. But I never went out looking for anything else of his until I saw some recent YouTube videos of him covering Pete Seeger songs.

Last.fm to the rescue! It turns out that I LOVE Springsteen's 2007 album Magic (which you can hear in full at last.fm). I've listened to it...well, however many times last.fm would let me, let's just say that that's how many times I've listened! And I can't wait to buy a copy for myself with next month's treat money. Perfect writing music! (Perfect dancing-with-baby music, too, as I can personally attest. :) )

And another new-to-me discovery...Sarah Dessen, who is rapidly becoming one of my very favorite authors, just posted this video of a reading from her upcoming novel Along for the Ride, and it's really lovely. Enjoy!





PS: Thank you to everybody who recommended Dessen's The Truth About Forever! As predicted, I absolutely loved it.