We can say that with some assurance because she's had a headache for over a decade now. For most of us, the idea of suffering from a headache for more time than it takes for a couple of Advil to kick in sounds unbelievable, but after reading All in My Head, Kamen's book about her battle with chronic daily headache, (and dealing with some daily headache issues of our own), we've come to understand that chronic pain is an all too real condition for millions of people.

A book about a battle with a constant headache? Doesn't sound too cheery a read, does it? But Kamen does the seemingly impossible and has written a book that is incredibly engrossing, meticulously researched, and downright hilarious. It's one of the best books we've read this year.

She'll be in town Tuesday the 2nd for a reading and signing at A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books at 7 p.m., and at the Book Passage in Corte Madera Thursday the 4th, also at 7 p.m.