Posts by Barbara Josselsohn
Weekend sofa time travel
Historical fiction was on my reading list this weekend — The Letter by Kathryn Hughes and The Storyteller of Casablanca by Fiona Valpy. Did anyone else time-travel on their sofa this weekend?
Read MoreA Blessed Seder Interruption…
I’m so very grateful for Passover seders that get cancelled for the best of reasons! Our traditional seder at my sister’s house became anything but traditional when this little cutie, my niece’s first daughter, decided to make a month-early appearance! With my sister’s side of the family wrapped up with the new arrival, my crew…
Read MoreToday in the Taxi — a poetry collection by Sean Singer
I’m so excited to recommend Today in the Taxi, a new poetry collection by Sean Singer, based on his experiences as a driver for ride-sharing companies. I had the great privilege of hearing Singer read at a recent conference, and I found his renderings of and reflections on his experiences unforgettable – at times moving,…
Read MoreMonday Gratitude: Celebrating the Class of 2020
I’m grateful for a Sunday spent clothes shopping with my daughter – and not just any shopping: we were shopping for a dress for her to wear to her twice-delayed college graduation, now scheduled for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend! I know that my family’s pandemic experience pales in comparison to what so many others…
Read MoreFrench Braid by Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler is the author who made me want to be a novelist, so I pick up her books the moment they release! And I’m so excited to have FRENCH BRAID in my hands! I’ve just started it but already cannot put it down. Tyler is the quintessential author’s author — she does so…
Read MoreFriday Reads: The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
What a treat to spend time exploring the inner workings of the New York Public Library with novelist Fiona Davis as a guide! THE LIONS OF FIFTH AVENUE puts us into the minds of Laura, wife of the superintendent of the library in 1913, and her granddaughter Sadie, curator of a special exhibit at…
Read MoreWriting Community Love! AWP 2022 in Philadelphia
I am so grateful for writing communities that give my creativity and motivation a boost! Last week I was lucky enough to attend AWP in Philadelphia, where I connected with The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College director Courtney Gillette. I also enjoyed a fabulous reading at the A Novel Idea bookshop which featured amazing…
Read MoreCrazy to Leave You
So glad I got an early look at Marilyn Rothstein’s new novel, Crazy to Leave You! Marilyn’s brand of humor — surprising, quick-paced, a drop edgy, but always good natured — makes for a wonderfully entertaining and engrossing read. Coming out in May. Pre-order now!
Read MoreJoyful Gelati
Today I’m grateful for joyous pictures of gelato outside the Pantheon on Rome! No, I’m not there — but relishing the experience vicariously. So glad my daughter’s postponed European trip from two years ago has come true!
Read MoreUPSTAGED — a book for every theater kid, past and present…
Upstaged, by Diana Harmon Asher With the Academy Awards just over a week away, now feels like a good time to celebrate books about the theater. Here’s a new favorite of mine – UPSTAGED by my friend Diana Harmon Asher. It’s for middle-grade readers – or anybody who once dreamed of, or still remembers,…
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