Desert Island Books: Jacqueline Maley
I was fortunate to meet Sydney-based columnist, journalist, and author Jacqueline Maley a few months ago when she came to my apartment to sign copies … Read more
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Desert Island Books: Hannah Rothschild
After reading and loving House of Trelawney when it was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2016, I was delighted when its writer … Read more
Desert Island Books: Joanna Rakoff
Even as an intern at Bloomsbury Publishing – shortly after graduating – I read Joanna Rakoff’s My Salinger Year. A memoir on literary New York … Read more
Desert Island Books: Esther Freud
Without question, what I love most about my blog is the opportunities it has given me over the years. From attending a memoir writing retreat … Read more
Desert Island Books: Clay Zane
I was lucky enough to meet Clay in February. I had spent my birthday in Broughton Vale at the beautiful Milkwood Barn and on the … Read more
Desert Island Books: Helen Russell
I first met Helen Russell while on vacation in Hawaii reading her book The Year of Living Danishly. An interesting and charming report about Russell’s … Read more
Desert Island Books: Rebecca Seal
As with many of the guests in my Desert Island Books series, I first heard Rebecca Seal on a podcast (on Francesca Specter, to be … Read more
Desert Island Books: Francesca Specter
I first met Francesca Specter when I heard her podcast Alonement, in which she talked to one of my favorite authors – Poorna Bell – … Read more
Desert Island Books – Rumaan Alam
Leave the World Behind Brooklyn-based author Rumaan Alam is one of the most disturbing and undeniable books I’ve read all year. A rapid exploration of … Read more
Desert Island Books – Cole Brown
I was lucky enough to meet Cole Brown on the day I finished his brilliant memoir, Greyboy. I was on my way to Gertrude & … Read more