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 MoreWhat 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 MoreI 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 MoreSo 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 MoreToday 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, 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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