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Favorite places, a giveaway, and all the book news
Happy December! Whatever your tradition is, I hope you’re enjoying the season! I took a break from writing last week to spend time at my favorite places.The New York Public Library had a special exhibit featuring Charles Dickens’ notebooks, inkwell, glasses, and other items – I get chills just thinking that he touched those objects…
Read MoreImprobably Yours by Kerry Anne King
A heartfelt journey, a grandmother’s love, a quirky setting, some well-intentioned ghosts, an unusual cast of characters, and a satisfying love story—who else but Kerry Anne King could bake up these ingredients into a magical, moving, and totally delightful story? A pleasure from start to finish, and so classically Kerry! Out on Oct. 18, pre-order…
Read MoreFather-daughter memoir duo: Out of the Corner and Master of Ceremonies
I can’t get enough of celebrity memoirs, especially ones written long after the intensity of fame has cooled. I love seeing how famous people make sense of their strange ascent to stardom—and how they manage once the descent sets in. This summer, I treated myself to an intriguing duo—MASTER OF CEREMONIES (published in 2016) by…
Read MoreAndrea Hoffman Goes All In by Diane Cohen Schneider
So excited to have gotten an early peek at this amazing debut by my pal Diane Cohen Schneider. It’s even better than I expected! Andrea Hoffman is an overeducated, underemployed, and unmotivated recent college graduate–until an unexpected robbery blasts her out of her funk and into a job in the finance world of early-1980s Chicago.…
Read MoreTHE MATCHMAKER’S GIFT by Lynda Cohen Loigman — a luscious book about the magic of love
I was so lucky to get an early look at this luscious book about the magic of love and the mysterious way connections are made! Abby’s grandmother, Sara, was a matchmaker – a power that Abby, a single New York divorce lawyer, confronts in unexpected ways as she figures out the right path…
Read MoreNora Goes Off Script — a truly remarkable book
A truly remarkable book! As a writer, I found myself marveling at how Annabel Monaghan so effortlessly gets all the elements right – the complex characters, the strong sense of place, the compelling love story, the humor, the irresistible plot and the ending that feels both surprising and inevitable. But more important, as a…
Read MoreAn exploration of the nature of reality in Brett’s page turning novel The Schrödinger Girl
In The Schrödinger Girl by Laurel Brett, Garrett Adams, a psychology professor, meets Daphne, a compelling young woman who appears to exist as four separate versions of herself – and suddenly everything changes. In a word, Garrett is obsessed: Can he understand who Daphne is and what’s behind her seemingly impossible multiple existences? With the…
Read MoreA Delicious Old Hollywood Read
I enjoyed this quick read, with its delicious depiction of Old Hollywood seen through the eyes of a fictional one-time movie star ready to share her life story. But I was also struck by the serious questions underlying the story: When is it time to tell the truth? To whom do you tell it?…
Read MoreWeekend 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 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,…
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