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New York weekend: What I saw and how (much) I ate
So. We’ve talked books, conferences, bloggers, friends and a big ol’ bookstore. And that’s all fun and we all like to read, etc., and so on and so forth, but let’s get serious: if there’s one thing I’m...
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Book review: ‘I Heart New York’ by Lindsey Kelk
After catching her fiance in The Act with some hussy at her best friend’s wedding, writer Angela Clarke can’t escape London fast enough. It’s as though a decade’s worth of anger, confusion and...
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Book review: ‘J’adore New York’ by Isabelle Laflèche
When Catherine Lambert leaves her law firm’s Paris office for the glitzy allure of New York City, she’s not quite prepared for the whirlwind that soon becomes her life: a maze of racking up billable...
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Book review: ‘So Much Closer’ by Susane Colasanti
Brooke Greene has always felt the rush of “knowing” — a sensation most akin to realizing the right thing to do . . . and when to do it. The summer before senior year, Brooke’s longtime crush divulges...
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Book review: ‘Textual Healing’ by Eric Smith
Once-famous author Andrew Connor is having a rough week. In a fit of frustration, his young girlfriend Daniela leaves him — and questions whether he’s even capable of writing anymore. Visiting a...
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Preparing for the BBC: Practical Challenges of Blogging
Now that I’m not coughing myself into oblivion, friends, I think it’s high time I got back on the blogging wagon and began pondering the Big Projects I have going on this spring. After a somewhat...
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Off to New York
Trains are really, really fun. I can’t remember the first time I ever rode one — maybe in Williams, Ariz., en route to the Grand Canyon — but they sure as heck beat bus travel or, in many ways, trying...
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Book Blogger Convention, year two
After much preparation and a few anxiety-ridden nights on behalf of yours truly, the Book Blogger Convention in New York City was another success! Bloggers from around the world met on May 27 at the...
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New York ‘Newsies’ weekend: The main event
Broadway. The name alone inspires wonder and, if you’re a theatre nerd like me, a bit of awe. When my sister and I heard “Newsies” was shifting from a 1992 cult film to a prized New York City stage...
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Wordless Wednesday: New York Public Library, New York City
Visiting the New York Public Library last Saturday. For more Wordless Wednesday, visit here!
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Wordless Wednesday: Walking the High Line, New York City
To learn about New York City’s High Line, visit here. And more Wordless Wednesday is here!
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Book review: ‘Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.’ by Sam Wasson
Gearing up for my weekend in New York City, I wanted a themed cosmpolitan read — and Sam Wasson’s Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. seemed to fit the bill. Though the nuances of some references probably went over...
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Book review: ‘When You Reach Me’ by Rebecca Stead
Rebecca Stead’s When You Reach Me was one of those novels gathering dust on my shelves since 2009, peeking its colorful head out every so often to squawk, “Hey, I’m still here, you know. Unread. Think...
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Book review: ‘The Wedding Beat’ by Devan Sipher
Thirty-something writer Gavin Greene is used to romantic settings, tearful vows and candlelit dinners — just not his own. As a wedding columnist for New York’s leading newspaper, Gavin attends intimate...
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Book chat: ‘The Ramblers’ by Aidan Donnelley Rowley
As readers, we’re all looking for that magic. The spark. The recognition. The connection. Whatever the special ingredient is that pulls us close, that makes it impossible to let go of a story and its...
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