September 10, 2011
In the foreword to The Great American Cookbook—a revised edition of Clementine Paddleford’s How America Eats—food writer Molly O’Neill compares the author to Lewis and Clark. […]
September 5, 2011
Ah, September…When the days get noticeably shorter, and a crisp breeze is in the air. (Okay, that last one is a lie. There are no crisp […]
August 23, 2011
I love being a freelancer, but that doesn’t mean that working at home is all raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. I do miss the […]
July 24, 2011
Working on my novel has got me thinking a lot about family lately, specifically the parent-child relationship. Though my book takes place during the Spanish Civil […]
June 13, 2011
Much to my surprise, I am finding that the process of writing this blog has been an enjoyable one. It’s different from the other writing I […]
June 4, 2011
Over the past few years, I’ve read many wonderful novels—books that have made a huge impression, stories filled with characters that stayed with me long after […]
May 26, 2011
Today was the last day of BEA—or BookExpo America, the North American publishing world’s annual, multi-day US conference. For this first-time attendee, it was an occasionally […]
May 17, 2011
Earlier today I read that Gwyneth Paltrow would be appearing on the cover of the next issue of Bon Appétit magazine. I have to admit that […]
May 7, 2011
Last night’s James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards dinner was enjoyable for many reasons—not the least of which was the opportunity to reconnect with folks I hadn’t […]
April 15, 2011
Here I am, ready to blog. Just sitting here, thinking about the blogarino. Blog, blog, blog. What to blog about? Well, it”s lovely outside today. Maybe […]