Monday, April 10, 2017

What makes a marriage last? Dani Shapiro talks about her luminous memoir Hourglass, how time alters us and our memories, and so much more

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I can't remember when or where I first met Dani Shapiro, only that it was--and still is--absolutely remarkable. I remember the l...
Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Anne Lamott talks about her new book, Hallelujah Anyway, why it's important to flirt with old people, how mercy can change the world, how to fail better, and so much more

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First up, I have two wonderful Anne Lamott stories I have to tell. The first was over 20 years ago, when I had lost a baby three ...
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Friday, March 31, 2017

Want to know a fantastic book festival to go to? Long Island's Word Up Lit Festival is amazing and award-winning author, journalist and founder Claudia Gryvatz Copquin is here to talk about it

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The phenomenal Claudia Copquin runs the Word Up Festival I was so happy to be here! There are tons of book festivals, but...
Thursday, March 30, 2017

Hannah Lillith Assadi talks about Sonora, coming of age in both the desert and New York City, love, sex, and so much more

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“A lyrical meditation on the confusion and awe of growing up that is made beautifully strange by the desert’s haunting presence . . . b...

A circus that hides Jews during WWII, two astonishing women, and the power of hope over despair. Pam Jenoff talks about The Orphan's Tale, our political climate, and more

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Of course I knew of Pam Jenoff and her brilliant work, but I was so happy to meet her at a book festival! She's down-to-earth, fu...
Tuesday, March 21, 2017

We pause to celebrate creativity in clothing--ThackerNYC's Toni Hacker talks about inspiration, narrative in clothing design, classic films, OCD, Bette Davis, hanging out with other designers, and those indispensable clothing kits

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My new go-to designer for all my clothes: the brilliantly creative Toni Thacker Oh! The showroom! Portrait of the artist at w...
Saturday, March 18, 2017

An epic love story that begins on 9/11, the meaning of love and how it changes, writing and more. Jill Santopolo talks about THE LIGHT WE LOST

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Lucy and Gabe meet on the morning of 9/11, and through the years, come together and apart in a moving, insightful epic love story,...

Jessica Strawser talks about marriage, secrets, mystery and her stunning debut, ALMOST MISSED YOU

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  “Once in a great while, along comes a novel that defies the odds … leaving the reader both deeply moved and thoroughly astonished....

The incomparable Meredith Maran talks about her sublimely funny and moving THE NEW OLD ME, desperation, taking chances, crafting a new life, and more

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You know the kind of friend who you can call at any hour, sobbing into the phone, and not only does she dry your tears, but ...
Saturday, March 11, 2017

Amusement parks. The Ramones. Friendship. Loss. Memory. Alex George talks about SETTING FREE THE KITES

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 “A warm, relatable—at times heart-breakingly so—story of two boys becoming men in 1970s Maine... George authentically relays the d...

Kurt Baumeister talks about his jazzy new political thriller Pax Americana, spirituality, God, gods, writing and so much more. Plus, read an excerpt!

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  I'm always thrilled when someone I know writes a novel that knocks my socks off--and Kurt Baumeister's knocked my shoes...