NYPL Battle of the Bands

NYPL Battle of the Bands

Well, hello! My. Don’t you all look simply smashing. YOU got taller. And YOU are growing out your bangs (looks great). YOU went away to college–study hard, enjoy eating Top Ramen. And YOU got a new tattoo of a llama superhero. Uh-huh. No judgments....

Can you believe this is the last weekend of summer? Wha…? When…? How…? Where does the time go? Does it have a condo in Boca? Maybe it’s in line at the grocery store? (There’s a lot of time there.) Is it getting its hair done for a Dolly...

Guest Blog–Nancy Werlin

We’ve got a first today: a guest blog from my good pal, the uber-talented and smart Nancy Werlin. Nancy is a National Book Award Finalist and Edgar Award Winner and the New York Times bestselling author of IMPOSSIBLE, which none other than Gregory Maguire (Mr....

In praise of the free write

This morning I had a rare treat. I got up early (as is my wont) and went about my errands, fetching carby breakfast goods for the household, and I stopped into a little café near Prospect Park and decided, what the hey, I’ll sit and have a scone and a cup of coffee...

Ask the Author!

Oh. Hello there. I was going to write up a whole post about gender issues today. But after four hours of chasing my tail on The Book that Is Super Late and Also Impossible, I was burned out. So instead, I am putting the remote control in your hands, people. Any...