We are three best friends who are mothers of teenage daughters (and a son!).... read full story →
Jessica Keener’s debut novel, Night Swim, is glorious. This finely-layered novel is told from the perspective of the bright, 16-year-old Sarah Kunitz. Through her eyes, we are offered an intimate look at her upper middle class family in 1970 suburban Boston. It’s an enviable portrait from the outside, but behind closed ...read full story →
The Nanaimo Bar is a wonderfully unique and sumptuous dessert that originates on Vancouver Island, which happens to be where most of my husband’s family lives. Nanaimo Bars are rarely seen in the US. The Bar’s cult following and ubiquitous presence in Canada has yet to entice America’s palate. Somehow ...read full story →
Anna March and I have been dear Facebook friends (!) for a while now, sharing all kinds of stories and posts. So when she suggested we feature a regular column of sexist products and media portrayals of women, counterbalanced by those offering positive messages, we all loved the idea. This ...read full story →
I tried to see as many authors as I could at the recent San Diego Jewish Book Festival but somehow I missed Adam Chester – and, uh, his mother. Adam’s new book, S’Mother – whose subtitle is The Story of a Man, His Mom, and the Thousands of Altogether Insane ...read full story →
I was introduced to Meg Tuite on Facebook through our own Anna March -- who, by the way, was just nominated for a Pushcart Award for her powerful essay, "The Church of Dead Girls," which you will want to read and then friend request Anna so you can congratulate her. ...read full story →
Apparently we're not the only ones cleaning out our closets! After reading about our last treat box giveaway of the year, our good friend, Elin Stebbins Waldal, emailed us to say she had just finished her own purge and would send us what she wrote about it. We grabbed it ...read full story →
It was just my 50th. No, not my 50th birthday -- I wish – but my 50th high school reunion! How could that be? Wasn’t it just yesterday I was handed my diploma, ready to go out and set the world on fire? Fifty years! It was hard to wrap ...read full story →
It's the time of year when buds start blossoming, the sun stays out a little longer and you start cleaning out the winter doldrums along with your old sweaters. Make it your season to bloom!
It’s been proven that the Swedes know how to do thrillers (do the words Girl With the Dragon Tattoo ring a bell?) so we were excited to hear that Stockholm [more]
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As avid moviegoers, one of our favorite events of the year is LUNAFEST, a film festival of short films by, [more]
As you will see in my gushing interview below, I totally fell in love with Wild, Cheryl Strayed's memoir of [more]
We are three best friends who are mothers of teenage daughters (and a son!). Watching our girls grow up in a world which focuses solidly on style has made us keenly aware of the need to throw some substance and soul into the mix. Our daughters have seen us yell back at the TV news, cry over the state of the world and call each other... read full story →