Below is a sample of what you can expect from my Substack newsletter, which I wrote about here. The following post is from the September 7, 2023 issue titled ‘On The Verge’. I hope you enjoy it and subscribe! A ‘better-in-hindsight’ t.v. show and the summer that won’t end… Last year the crisp autumnal weather arrived promptly on September first…
Category: Books
Book Report: Holidays on Ice – David Sedaris
A few months ago it felt as though David Sedaris’ name was everywhere. With almost daily regularity I would hear his name mentioned on a podcast episode, see someone holding/carrying/reading one of his books, or open up Instagram to find that an account I follow had posted something to do with him. I didn’t know much about Sedaris’ work except…
Book Report | Copygirl – Anna Mitchael & Michelle Sassa
I had mixed feelings about Copygirl and will admit that I judged this bright pink paperback by its cover. Having recently re-watched every episode of Mad Men, however, I was primed for the title to catch my eye. After reading the premise, however, I went to place it back on the shelf when I saw the words ‘Mad Men meets…
Bauhaus 1919-1933
I don’t typically make resolutions at the start of a new year, but I do reflect on the recent past, where I stand with myself, and what I would like to create going forward. This year however, I made a broad resolution to get to know myself better by way of the things that I enjoy most and I began…
Book Report – Julie & Julia, Julie Powell
Despite being a bibliophile and avid reader from a young age, I had been growing unsettled by a case of reader’s block when Julie Powell’s Julie & Julia entered my life. I was at the library with a book, two magazines, and a DVD in hand, making my way to the check-out counter, when I passed a ‘Books on Cooking’…