Dear Reader, I’m resisting the idea of creating a list of resolutions for the new year, as always. It seems artificial, somehow, and the likelihood of failure feels like a set-up for negativity. But I will be taking stock: Knowing where we are and where we’ve been is a powerful Read more…
Dear Reader, The holiday season has taken me over entirely today. Everything else is pretty much on hold as I make marmalade for holiday gifts. The citrus fruits were all shaved yesterday afternoon, while I listened to the podcast at thecreativepenn.com. Do check it out, if you have not already. A Read more…
Dear Reader, The wait is nearly over! On Friday, December 1, YOU’RE SURE TO FALL IN LOVE will be live pretty much all over the world in ebook, paperback, and hardcover, too. All the hard work writing, formatting, and publishing feels totally worth it. If you would like to make a purchase Read more…
Dear Reader, I was saddened to hear yesterday of Liz Smith’s death. She was an iconic New Yorker, and also a delightful person. I knew her, slightly. I’ll never forget when we met, at a cabaret event on the roof of the St Regis Hotel, in the early 1980s. Ms Read more…
Dear Reader, Election day always brings out the best in my optimism (except for last year, of course, and don’t forget 2000 and 2004, which were painful at the time but are beginning to look elegant in hind-sight). It is an annual reminder that we have choices, and we have Read more…
Dear Reader, I’m digging deep, again this week, as I work on the new novel. I’m like a kid in a candy store, again, as I sort through ideas and memories. I used to think I knew how to write, and then I attempted fiction. And now I’m hooked. Some Read more…
Dear Reader, I thought I’d give a publishing update, since I seem to be caught up in business more than in writing this week. You’re Sure to Fall in Love, and The Cookbook are set for release on December 1, through Amazon, of course, and also in paperback for worldwide distribution through Ingram. Read more…
Dear Reader, It’s probably the ugliness of the current political scene that got me on this topic. That and the fact that I never met Edie Windsor, the fiercely courageous rights advocate who died last week. Perhaps I wanted to celebrate the living, rather than waiting to eulogize. Whatever my Read more…
Dear Reader, What better way to say goodbye to summer than a beach holiday? I am thrilled to be saying my farewells again this year in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Those of you who have been following this blog may remember that I am offering advance copies of YOU’RE SURE TO FALL Read more…
Dear Reader, Even in the quiet days of summer there is always something heart-stirring going on. This week I traded emails with the charming woman in Vancouver who married Walter and me ten years ago July 15. I used to email her on the early anniversaries, but then got out Read more…