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Father-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 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…
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