Reading about the scientific breakdown of the creative mind is weird. Kaufman and Gregoire’s Wired to Create highlights the Ten Things Highly Creative People Do Creatively and artfully weaves anecdotes of geniuses and prodigies alongside scientific studies and theories throughout the book. Examining complex persons such as Kerouac, Edison, Matisse and the like makes Wired to Create an interesting […]
I love white wine… Aside from that fact, I don’t know much else about wine. As a way to spark a more serious interest in wine, I signed up for the Wilton Library‘s event with author George Taber and his book, The Judgment of Paris. The premise centers on a 1976 wine tasting which sought to […]
Described as “the guardian of all style,” fashion blogger, illustrator, photographer and author Garance Doré released her first book Love Style Life last fall. Love Style Life is a treasure—there is no mystery about the title, it’s the exact summation of the book. It only makes sense that Doré’s signature of elegance, warmth and honesty—in […]
If you’ve ever seen Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf Goodman, then you’ve met the unstoppable Director of Solutions Betty Halbreich. Halbreich barely, if ever, refers to herself as “Director of Solutions”—to simply refer to Halbreich’s position as “senior stylist” or “personal shopper” doesn’t do her work justice, either. In so many words, think of Halbreich […]
If you’re a Francophile and you keep a mini-collection of contemporary books on Parisian journeys, add My Paris Dream to the shelf. Betts, an award-winning magazine editor and author, shares her coming-of-age story of living and working in Paris, France shortly after graduating from college. Her anecdotes finding her own way through the city and […]
The story of the name behind one of the most famous bottles of bubbly, Veuve Clicquot. Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, whose curved signature graces the brand’s yellow labels, is responsible for the champagne’s legacy today. After the death of her husband Francois Clicquot, Barbe-Nicole managed to overcome the endless obstacles posed by droughts, family misfortune and, […]
If you’re looking for a gateway book to gain an interest in Newport, Rhode Island’s history, Deborah Davis’s Gilded is a great place to start. Davis artfully weaves facts and nostalgia to illustrate the complex facade of Newport’s elite. She breathes life back into the Vanderbilts, Astors, Oelrichs and other prominent families whose legacies survive in their […]
Considering that everyone’s attention is turned to the 2016 Presidential Election, I thought it would be fun to take a step back and read something else for different perspective. I went to the library with the sole intention of finding Betts’ latest novel, My Paris Dream, but as I walked past the shelves, I spotted […]
It’s time to write down my strategic plan for summer reading. I still have several books sitting on the shelf that need to be read—Eiffel’s Tower, Teri Agins’ Hijacking the Runway and my newest signed book, Inside the O’Briens—but I also want to try to make time to read a few other books… Several peers […]
After finishing reading Lena Dunham’s book, I’m still deciding how I feel about it. I did enjoy reading it… I think. As a millennial, reading this book requires a self-reflection. There were several times where I felt frustrated with Dunham’s vignettes, the same way I had grown accustomed being annoyed with Hannah’s character on Girls, […]
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