In October, I attended the Harvard Bookstore launch of Hester Kaplan’s memoir Twice Born: Finding my Father in the Margins of Biography. For anyone who is not […]
Two Weeks Until Publication!
Two weeks until the publication of Seeing Joy, A Story of Life, Death, and What Comes Next, my memoir available from Koehler Books. (Have you preordered […]
Disappointment!
I so admire Katie Kitamura’s prose that I really wanted to like her new novel Audition, but it simply did not work for me. While […]
Writers Conference Surfaces in Boston
Two weekends ago, I attended the first TBR, a new day-long writing conference. This year, TBR took place in Cambridge, at Lesley University. I had […]
Bookmarks!
I’m really pleased with the bookmarks my daughter created for my memoir SEEING JOY, which Koehler Books will publish mid-March. Publishing a book takes a […]
Off to Sweden Soon
Five more days until my trip to Sweden! I’m staying two weeks this time, way up north again near the Arctic Circle. Before leaving, I […]
Off to See Sven in 2 weeks!
Late November and early December have been extremely busy. I proofread SEEING JOY three times. Koehler Books held a cover poll. And the winner was […]
Stats on Books
Winter is coming early, with snow predicted this week, up to six inches, so it’s time to share a final photo from Fall 2025. The […]
Arlington Author Salon Holds Book Fair
Yesterday the Arlington Author Salon held its annual book fair. We welcomed 19 local authors who sold books published in 2025 or 2024. The energy […]
View from Mass General
Bostonians are fortunate to have an excellent hospital like Mass General! Here’s the view from the ninth floor. You can see the golden dome of […]