Before there was Chelsea Handler, Mindy Kaling, and Tina Fey, there was Nora Ephron.  In 2010, the trailblazing and prolific Ephron -- the essayist/ novelist/playwright best known for writing, directing, and/or producing the films When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and Julie & Julia -- published the essay collection “I Remember Nothing: And Other Reflections," which reads like a direct sequel to her 2006 book, “I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman.” With mastery of tone in “I Remember Nothing,” she pokes fun of herself about experiences with aging, divorce, modern technology, and a brief obsession with “something called Scrabble Blitz.”

In the book’s opening essay, Ephron lists people she has met but knows “nothing about,” including Cary Grant and Benny Goodman -- not exactly forgettable folks. When it comes to sports, things are no different. She practically boasts, “I went to at least one hundred Knicks games and I remember only the night that Reggie Miller scored eight points in the last nine seconds.” In an essay titled “Journalism: A Love Story,” Ephron writes about how her writerly New York dreams came to fruition. In “What I Won’t Miss” and “What I Will Miss,” she flashes forward, imagining post-mortem musings. She will miss her kids and husband, waffles, twinkle lights, butter, Paris and pie; and she will not miss e-mail, Joe Lieberman, bar mitzvahs, and taking off her makeup every night. Listen here for a taste of her candor, forgetfulness, and finesse.