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The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe

November 19, 2021

The Best of Everything

How Rona Jaffe came to write her bestseller The Best of Everything (published 1958) is almost as dramatic as the book itself. The young Jaffe had recently quit her first job at Fawcett Publications to write full time. She had a few stories published in national publications but was still living ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books-Fiction Tagged With: 1950s, New York City, working women

The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free by Paulina Bren

August 7, 2021

Although there had been residential hotels for bachelors and families for decades (see The Thin Man movies), until the early twentieth century there were no residential hotels for women because there was no need for such a thing. American women stayed home. But in 1903, recognizing a nascent ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books-Non Fiction, New York City Life Tagged With: feminism, feminists, New York City, Sylvia Plath

Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee

March 19, 2021

Free Food for Millionaires

How do you select a good read? Recommendations from friends and book reviews are two popular sources. But sometimes nothing beats a leisurely stroll through your local bookstore. I can spend hours perusing the stacks of bright, attention- grabbing covers wondering what lies beneath.  Is the novel ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books-Fiction Tagged With: Korean American, New York City

New York Theater February 2020

March 26, 2020

Playbills

Grand Horizons by Bess Wohl. Grand Horizons is dramedy about an elderly couple who file for divorce and the repercussions, especially for their grown children. Jane Alexander and James Cromwell are terrific as the octogenarians. The Minutes by Tracy Letts The Minutes by Tracy Letts, author of the ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: NYC Theater Tagged With: Broadway theater, New York City

Still Here, The Madcap, Nervy, Singular Life of Elaine Stritch by Alexandra Jacobs

March 13, 2020

Still Here

 The talented Broadway singer, actress, and comedian Elaine Stritch was the definition of her own worst enemy. Due to a decades long drinking problem and a sharp tongue, she lost out on many plum theatrical roles, having to settle for the understudy or a lesser role. Over the years, she auditioned ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books-Non Fiction Tagged With: Broadway, Elaine Stritch, New York City

by Elizabeth Gilbert

January 6, 2020

City of Girls

City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert After that ridiculous Eat, Pray, Love, I removed author Elizabeth Gilbert from my reading lists, forever. But on the recommendation of a friend, I (reluctantly) read City of Girls, which I (surprisingly) enjoyed. In 1940, nineteen-year-old college dropout ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books-Fiction Tagged With: City of Girls, Elizabeth Gilbert, New York City

Save Me the Plums, My Gourmet Memoir by Ruth Reichl

August 26, 2019

Save Me the Plums

I hate to cook, but I would gladly have worked at Gourmet magazine under the editorial leadership of Ruth Reichl. It sounds like such fun—the exotic travel, the best restaurants, the top-notch writers, and of course, the test kitchen that was always turning out something yummy. Even the gossipy, ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books-Non Fiction Tagged With: memoir, New York City, Ruth Reichl, Save Me The Plums

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

February 13, 2018

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Amazon This new comedy series from Amy Sherman-Palladino (“Gilmore Girls,” “Bunheads”) is my new fav! (And I’m counting The Crown and Frankie & Grace, which I also love.) Miriam “Midge” Maisel (nee Weissman) is enjoying an idyllic 1950s life- two adorable children, ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Television Tagged With: New York City

Lillian Boxfish Takes A Walk by Kathleen Rooney

May 12, 2017

Lillian Takes A Walk

Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney On New Year’s Eve 1984 in New York City, octogenarian Lillian Boxfish has an early dinner at neighborhood restaurant.    After dinner, she suddenly decides to walk from Murray Hill downtown to Delmonico’s restaurant for a nightcap. Clad in a mink ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books-Fiction Tagged With: New York City

Books for the Guest Room

February 2, 2017

Books for the Guest Room  Tis the season for overnight guests! In addition to a variety of pillows and good lighting, you can make your guests feel extra special by offering a selection of reading material in the guest room. Here are five books which offer something for everyone. Escape ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Books & Reading, Books-Fiction, Books-Non Fiction Tagged With: New York City, World War I

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