by Clea | May 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
This ran in Sunday’s Boston Globe with a gorgeous illustration (not available online): BOOK REVIEW New novel ‘Rodham’ imagines Hillary without Bill By Clea Simon Globe Correspondent,Updated May 14, 2020, 2:30 p.m. Author Curtis SittenfeldJOSEPHINE...
by Clea | May 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
In a better world, I’d be just back from New Orleans. Every spring since 1989, I’ve attended at least one weekend of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (Jon has joined me since 1993). This annual festival — always the last weekend in April and...
by Clea | May 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Librarian and blogger Lesa Holstine has started a wonderful series for the independent Poisoned Pen Bookstore, asking authors what we’re reading in these strange times. Today was my turn. I’m sharing the entire post below. If you’d like to see the...
by Clea | May 8, 2020 | readers, reading
Is there a lighter side to this odd and horrible time? Just maybe – in the peek it has allowed us into the homes of celebrities. (This piece ran in the Boston Globe.) OPINION Bookshelves of the rich and famous Was that ‘Pride and Prejudice’ on Amy Klobuchar’s shelf?...
by Clea | May 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Be careful what you wish for. After the publication of Nina MacLaughlin’s masterful Wake, Siren last fall, I was lucky enough to attend a reading at Harvard Book Store, where she brought several of these profound and stunning pieces – retellings of Ovid’s...
