Blogger Nicole Sherlock was lucky enough to attend a reading from Jonathan Safran Froer on Monday. Not just because she’s a big fan of the writer and his wife, but because Natalie was also in attendance.

Also, Natalie Portman was there, which was a great surprise, because I didn’t even know she was there until the very end. Apparently she is good friends with Jonathan Safran Foer and Nicole Krauss, and came to support them, and the new book. I was so lucky, and got to meet her and tell her how much I love her, and that Garden State is my absolute favorite movie. She was so kind and gracious.

You might remember that Natalie showed some love for Froer in her Huffington Post piece from a few weeks ago.