What I'm Listening to Now

After many many months of not buying any music CDs and just downloading what I wanted from the internet, I've gone on a mini-spending spree and purchased:
A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection by Alison Krauss (standouts: Baby Mine, Down to the River to Pray and How's the World Treating You w/James Taylor)
Careless Love by Madeleine Peyroux (the white Billie Holiday, but at least she steals from the best)
West by Lucinda Williams (as always, amazing)
A Tribute to Joni Mitchell by Various Artists (the best "fits" for JM's music are Annie Lennox and Sarah McLachlan)

I am also listening to a fabulous book - "The Emperor's Children" by Claire Messud. About a certain segment of upper-crust society in NYC that we all hear about or read about from time to time. If you liked "Le Divorce" by Diane Johnson, you will like this book.