by Clea | May 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ve been trying to remember when I first heard the name “Ira Robbins,” and I can’t. Ira was one of those writers I trusted to steer me toward music I would love – and wouldn’t hear about anywhere else. When I started writing about music,...
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 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...
by Clea | Apr 30, 2020 | Uncategorized, Writing
Hi, all! How are you? I know you can’t see me, but I am waving madly at you all from my home in Somerville, Massachusetts. As I write this, Gov. Baker of Massachusetts is extending the stay-at-home advisory from May 4 to May 15. This isn’t a surprise – it...
