Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon discusses his mother at May 5 Book Rap

NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon will discuss and sign copies of his new book, “Unforgettable: A Son, A Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime,” a memoir that builds on the tweets he sent from his dying mother's hospital room. The Book Rap is scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, at 6:30 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge.

Tickets are $5 for National Press Club members and $10 for the general public. This event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit NPC Journalism Institute. No outside books will be permitted.

When Simon began tweeting from his mother's hospital room in July 2013, he didn't know that his words would spread well beyond his 1.2 million Twitter followers. Over the course of a few days, Simon chronicled his mother's death and reminisced about her life, revealing her humor and strength and celebrating familial love.