A Brilliant, Feminist Novel
Elizabeth Gilbert’s City of Girls is both empowered and empowering—a story of 1940’s Manhattan, told by the funny, beguiling, and deeply human narrator, Vivian Morris. She arrives in...
Oct 2021 3
Book Reviews
Mar 2021 31
A Tale of Friendship and Wisdom
Charlie Mackesy’s sweet, whimsical book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse expresses the wisdom of mindfulness and heart practices. The story and words are simple: a boy befriends...
Feb 2021 24
Meditation: Heart Practices
In a recent talk on meditation, Jack Kornfield said, “We can direct and train our attention, and we can fill it with positive qualities.” Meditation can be practiced in many different...
Apr 2019 17
Sharon Olds’s Brilliant Odes
Sharon Olds teaches at NYU and I got to hear her read some of the odes several years ago, before they were published—pure delight! Many are about stuff you can't mention in polite...
Nov 2018 16
Adler’s Sage Advice on Eating and Living Well
Tamar Adler’s book An Everlasting Meal: Cooking With Economy and Grace is a delightful guide to feeding ourselves with delicious, homemade, whole foods that use all parts of all things....
Jun 2018 14
J.D. Vance’s Gripping Memoir
One of the most important things we can do is try to understand each other. It sounds simple, but it's not always easy. It takes attention and compassion, an ability to look beyond our...
Jan 2018 19
Four Good Books: Current Fiction
These books from the past year, by two Pulitzer Prize winners and two debut novelists, are captivating and gorgeously written. Vastly different in style, they enclose you in their vivid...
Jul 2017 23
The Three Commitments: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Life
How often do you slow down and exist in present-moment awareness? Not planning or remembering but just being, observing, right here and now? Maybe fairly often if you're a yoga teacher...
Feb 2016 22
Inside The Campaign
Ever wondered what it’s like on the presidential campaign trail? All that behind-the-scenes stuff that shapes what the media decides to show us, and what the candidates decide to do...
