My dear Nana has always told me—and still tells me all the time—that no matter what, you need to wear sunscreen every day. I think it’s a great beauty tip and something I need to listen to more. There’s also a makeup artist that I work with, Patrick Ta, who has his own line of…
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So you want your child to strive for the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes? Crack open some feminist books for kids. You can’t be what you can’t see (or read, or discuss, or understand). Most of the media that kids are exposed to—TV, movies, iPad games—isn’t designed to teach, for example, the…
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The last Roaring Twenties gave us Agatha Christie’s first novel, Virginia Woolf’s first bestseller, and a little novel called The Great Gatsby. With the books on this list, it seems 2020 will kick off a decade in literature that’s just as spectacular. Who knows which entries here will make it onto high school curriculums, inspire…
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Gifting a book is easier said than done. The wrong pick can come across as though you were short on time—and probably ideas. You want your loved one to not only enjoy your recommendation but also feel like the book you chose was carefully selected just for them. That’s why we turned to some of…
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Romance is a billion-dollar industry. In 2016 these novels made up 23% of the overall fiction market, and they consistently outperform all other genres. But while we’ve reclaimed the rom-com in film, these books are still often relegated to being “guilty pleasures,” or considered “mommy porn.” This week we’re discussing these overlooked, often powerfully feminist…
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I arrive 15 minutes early to the Upper West Side restaurant where I am supposed to meet Susan Isaacs to talk about her new novel, Takes One To Know One. This only because I had spent the previous half hour loitering at a nearby coffee shop, uncharacteristically nervous. Biting my nails nervous. Extra shot of…
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