Essays

I Remember Nothing

I Remember Nothing by Nora Ephron The conversation went something like this: Editor at Alfred A. Knopf:  We need a good book for the holidays. What’s Nora got? Junior Editor:  […]

Boomerang

Boomerang by Michael Lewis If you are interested in the European financial crisis or merely a student of human behavior, I recommend Michael Lewis’s book Boomerang. Lewis’s forte is telling […]

The Most of Nora Ephron

The Most of Nora Ephron, a collection of writings from the late journalist, novelist, screenwriter, foodie, and feminist is also a mainstay on my nightstand. From her short pieces in […]

The Book of Delights

The Book of Delights by Ross Gay Winner of the National Book Circle Award for Poetry, Ross Gay “decided …to write a daily essay about something delightful.” His rules: write […]

Bite By Bite

Bite by Bite by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Aimee Nezhukumatathil,  author of a collection of nature essays, World of Wonders, and a professor of English at the University of Mississippi, Oxford, has […]

Bedside Table Books

I usually read a book before bed, but often the next morning, I cannot remember what I read! Does this happen to you? If so, I suggest the Bedside Table […]