The Food Scene in Athens: Richard Lachmann’s Reviews
Richard's reviews of restaurants in Athens that combine traditional and new culinary styles.
Richard’s 2018 Restaurant Reviews in Lisbon and Beyond
The 2018 roundup of restaurants in Lisbon includes many new and newly re-imagined ones, reflecting both greater economic prosperity and more tourism.
Finally a Douro River Trip
Reviewing an 8-hour boat trip along the Douro River, ending in a visit to a wine estate.
What Is Hybrid Publishing and Is It an Option? The New IBPA Standards
Last year I joined the Authors Guild, an organization dedicated to protecting authors' rights in the United States. The organization provides a number of valuable services, including contract review for…
Away: A Traveler’s Oasis in Lower Manhattan
A review of Away, a new travel store in Lower Manhattan that also serves as a community space.
Women as Avenging Angels
A discussion of sexual harassment in children's publishing and, for inspiration, a roundup of two recent movies featuring women who fight back.
Autism Representation and a Reviewer’s Dilemma
Examining autism representation in a new middle grade novel with an autistic secondary character and why we need #ownvoices.
Hey, Prince John!
The impact of the Robin Hood story, and the Disney movie that entertained generations, in light of government policy to rob the poor and pay the rich.
Fighting the Last War
Lessons learned from an overreaction to negative reviews and the failed project that followed, with advice for other writers.
Messages posted on the wall in the Fourteenth St. subway tunnel between Sixth and Seventh Aves.
We Have a Crisis
A timely new book on the U.S. Constitution and its flaws sheds light on our current national crisis and a President who has emboldened right-wing extremism.