Unforgettable
By Scott Simon
★ Instant New York Times Bestseller
★ Amazon “Best Book of the Month”
★ Morning Joe “Book Club Pick”
★ Amazon “Best Book of the Month”
★ Morning Joe “Book Club Pick”
Further Praise for Unforgettable
“Deeply affecting… Mr. Simon’s cocktail of humor, honesty and compassion, is a powerful tonic…If not being quiet about death is becoming the new normal, Mr. Simon’s Unforgettable is one of its cornerstones.”
– Steven Petrow, NYTimes
“A book that easily matches its title….”
– Carlos Lozada, The Washington Post
“Simon’s memoir is so captivating that everyone, not just fans of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, will enjoy learning about the wellspring that nourished the award-winning journalist’s wit, intelligence, heart, and chutzpah. Spoiler alert: it is Patricia Lyons Simon Newman Gelbin, Simon’s thrice-married mother, whom he was privileged to escort to the very doorway of the beyond in the summer of 2013.”
– Booklist Starred Review
“In a return to the bighearted storytelling that made him a star NPR correspondent, [Simon] pays full tribute to the ex-showgirl who…taught her only son to be honest, kind, and entertaining. Be assured, tears will fall.”
– People Magazine
NPR’s Scott Simon: Thank You, Mom
The Daily Beast
Patricia Lyons Simon Newman Gelbin’s Advice for a Good Life
Write thank you notes
Tip well
Sing
Drink Responsibly
Remember that good manners cost nothing, and open doors
Reach out to someone who is lonely. Make them laugh
Help people smile
Pat, Ernie and Scott, 8th grade graduation
Chicago Tribune Article about Comedian Ernie Simon, with Pat and Scott
Pat with her father, Francis
Pat with her parents, Frances and Francis
Ernie and Pat at home
Pat and Ernie captured by a street photographer in Chicago
Three Jewish Husbands, No Guilt:
Ernie and Pat’s wedding
Three Jewish Husbands, No Guilt:
Pat and Ralph Newman
Three Jewish Husbands, No Guilt:
Pat and Matthew Gelbin