Forever, Erma
When Erma Bombeck died this spring, she left a legacy that few writers could hope to achieve- more than 4,500 columns and twelve best-selling books that deeply touched millions of readers and fans.
More by Erma Bombeck
If life is a bowl of cherries, what am I doing in the pits?
The grass is always greener over the septic tank
Aunt Erma's Cope Book
I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression
A marriage made in heaven-- or, too tired for an affair
When You look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home
Family
All I Know About Animal Behaviori Learned in Loehmann's Dressing Room
A Marriage Made in Heaven
Motherhood
Chappie’s discussion starters
🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.
- Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
- Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
- What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
- If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
- Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?