Thank you Literary Titan: Brave-ish by Lisa Niver is an engaging memoir that masterfully interweaves the challenging dynamics of a marriage at a crossroads with vivid accounts of solo travel and self-exploration.
Thank you to Chanticleer Book Reviews for including Brave-ish as a finalist for the Hearten Awards for inspiring and uplifting non-fiction.
Recent honors for my book, my podcast and my website. I am grateful for the opportunity to share my stories and videos.
Thank you Los Angeles Press Club and Southern California Journalism Awards! I am honored to be a finalist for Book Critic! 2022 Finalist: 64th annual Southern California Journalism Awards B13. CRITICISM OF BOOKS FINALISTS: Lisa Niver, Thrive Global John Freeman, Alta Journal M.G. Lord, Los Angeles Times David L. Ulin, Alta Journal Chris Willman, Variety … Continued
I love books! I was an early reader and often was reading more than one book at a time growing up. One of my most favorite places to go as a child and as an adult is to the library. I appreciate all the book selections in Reese’s Book Club and have written about many … Continued
Thank you to Thrive Global for publishing my article, “Sizzling Summer Reads” I love books. I have loved them my entire life but during COVID books felt like even more of a lifeline: a way to escape into another world and not be worried about all of the uncertainty. It felt like we all pressed pause on our … Continued
I absolutely loved The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi and wrote about it for Ms. Magazine and Thrive Global. It is possible that I enjoyed her new book, THE SECRET KEEPER OF JAIPUR, which will be available TOMORROW even more! In the second book, which is set in 1969, Malik is now twenty, Lakshmi is … Continued
Thank you to Alka Joshi, author of the New York Times Bestseller, THE HENNA ARTIST and upcoming book, THE SECRET KEEPER OF JAIPUR for coming to speak with me about her books, her TV show and her writing! Pre-order your copy of her new book TODAY! Enjoy our dialogue below, on Thrive Global and in … Continued
Thank you to Thrive Global for publishing my article, “Huge Changes Happen in Tiny Steps.” In Martha Beck’s new book, The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self, we follow Dante’s journey with Virgil into the dark wood of error and out into a place of peace and paradise. Beck is using the poet’s magnum … Continued
Thank you to Thrive Global for publishing my article, “Surviving COVID Like a Superhero.” Lisa Genova is not only a neuroscientist but also a gifted storyteller and has explained the experience of many debilitating diseases through her books from Alzheimer’s disease in Still Alice, traumatic brain injury in Left Neglected, autism in Love Anthony, Huntington’s disease in Inside the O’Briens and amyotrophic lateral … Continued