An Earthy, Sexy Odyssey
Cheryl Strayed's memoir, now also a movie starring Reese Witherspoon, is a riveting read. In 1995, at age 26, Strayed hiked eleven hundred miles of the Pacific Crest Trail—alone. She'd...
Nov 2015 8
Book Reviews
Feb 2015 9
Making Human-Friendly Spaces
What makes a room warm and inviting? What gives a house that intangible quality of charm? Why are some outdoor spaces used and others not? How do you build a town center, an office...
Dec 2014 17
Unexpected Love
A Facebook friend of mine recently posted this about her marriage, which she entered into later in life than most: "Who would have known that my first date 8 years ago today, with a man...
Nov 2014 22
An Old Favorite
“A few years ago I met a wheat farmer from North Dakota,” writes Tobias Wolff, “and couldn’t stop myself from asking him how he kept from going crazy in all that windblown solitude. He...
Sep 2014 12
The Writerly Mind
Just back from Normandy, land of happy cows, I’ve been thinking about this Lydia Davis story I like, wherein the narrator watches a trio of cows that live next door. That’s it. A series...
Jul 2014 14
This Summer’s Best Novel
Nothing horsey here, but my NYU friend Boris recently published this novel to a rave on the cover of the New York Times Book Review. People: read this book! It's a page-turner crafted...
