Where living an amazing life never gets old
Growing up in New York, I spent a lot of time in Broadway theaters, watching musicals. Twenty years after moving across the country, I still go back a couple of times a year to get my fix. Because I never have time to see all the shows I want, I inevitably miss some that go…
For 25 years, Oprah Winfrey has been our teacher, guidance counselor and cheerleader. In fact, she was – in so many ways – the inspiration for StyleSubstanceSoul.com. So, when we were invited to be in the audience of a taping of her show last week, we dropped everything, booked plane tickets and headed to Chicago. …
I’ve been traveling a lot lately, and have been having a love/hate relationship with my phone on every single international trip. I love that I can take photos without lugging a camera, and I love that I can check email in my hotel. But I hate that I have to worry about ridiculous charges,…
We read “Breath, Eyes, Memory” back in 1998 when Oprah picked it for her book club, and we’re thinking it’s time to re-read this harrowing story of Sophie Caco, a young Haitian girl who is forced to leave her home to live in New York with a mother whom she barely remembers. Although we don’t…
I know you’re reading fast and furiously, and I love getting your emails about which books are making you laugh, which are making you cry and which are totally blowing you away. Here are my final 10 suggestions for the best of Summer Reading 2009. As always, I hope you’ll share your thoughts with me…
It’s November 30, which means it’s the last day of NaBloPoMo. Thank God. Nah, not really. I like to complain about it and affectionately call it things like NaBloMePoMo but, deep down, I love it and am happy to participate. In fact, it’s always such a great experience, I’ve commited to starting the year with…
As you will see in my gushing interview below, I totally fell in love with Wild, Cheryl Strayed’s memoir of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail by herself. You may remember my obsession with wilderness stories — well, this one had me riveted. Judging by its presence on The New York Times Best Sellers list, I’m not…
This irresistibly-named blog features a brilliant mix of two of my can’t-live-without necessities: literature and music. And then it asks authors to do what I’ve been doing in our heads forever – putting playlists to their latest books. Remember last week I featured Ayelet Waldman’s “Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and…
