NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - This inspiring meditation on Kindness from the author of Lincoln in the Bardo is based on his popular commencement address. -- Publishers Weekly. -- Kirkus Reviews Warm and tender. -- Entertainment Weekly The loving selflessness that George Saunders] advises and the interconnectedness that he recognizes couldn\'t be purer or simpler--or more challenging.
But if you want to impart Some heartfelt, plainspoken wisdom in addition to a check, you can\'t do much better than Congratulations, by the way ]. -- The New York Times The graduating college senior in your life probably just wants money.
Praise for Congratulations, by the way As slender as a psalm, and as heavy.
Powerful, funny, and wise, Congratulations, by the way is an inspiring message from one of today\'s most influential and original writers.
Why? Because Saunders\'s words tap into a desire in all of us to lead kinder, more fulfilling lives.
Within days, it had been shared more than one million times.
Three months after George Saunders gave a graduation address at Syracuse University, a transcript of that speech was posted on the website of The New York Times, where its simple, uplifting message struck a deep chord.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - This inspiring meditation on Kindness from the author of Lincoln in the Bardo is based on his popular commencement address