Armchair Traveler to Imagined Worlds
Travel via books can be to imagined worlds, like our own but with magic, as I found out reading Christina Soontornvat's A Wish in the Dark.
Travel via books can be to imagined worlds, like our own but with magic, as I found out reading Christina Soontornvat's A Wish in the Dark.
Because of my broken ankle, I missed this year's New York Times Travel Show and that opportunity to plan my summer trip, which will -- ankle permitting -- take us…
A report on the 2020 Women's March in NYC and why we need to start putting up Hong Kong numbers if we want to keep our democracy.
The holiday market tradition and a review of the expanded holiday market in Union Square, New York City.
Celebrating the opening and expansion of the new Essex Market, a great place for locals and a tourist destination as well.
A collective memoir of the occupied Polish-Ukrainian city of Lwów (Lviv) before, during, and after World War II as an alternative to the Hero's Journey.
Announcing my husband, Richard Lachmann's, new book, First Class Passengers on a Sinking Ship, with an unboxing (or unbagging) of his finished copies.
A discussion of historical fiction and historical fantasy for middle grade and YA readers, and why magic and invention hold so much appeal.
A celebration of Olga Tokarczuk's Nobel Prize in Literature, which also means celebrating her many translators. #bemoreolga
Highlighting Women in Translation Month and the role of translators in protecting authors who are the targets of repressive regimes.