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Excerpt Muscle Beach Excerpted from On the Move: A Life by Oliver Sacks.When I finally made it to New York in June of 1961, I borrowed money from a cousin and bought… Oliver Sacks August 30, 2015
Excerpt “If you think Cairo’s any better, my dear, you’re mistaken.” Yitzhak Gormezano Goren August 12, 2015
Excerpt Excerpt: The Marriage of Opposites Excerpt from The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman. 1817 Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Rachel Pomie I always left my window open at night, despite the… Alice Hoffman August 4, 2015
Excerpt Tightening the Narrative Earlier this week, Letty Cottin Pogrebinshared three passagesthat didn’t make it into her just-published novel Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate. She also… Letty Cottin Pogrebin May 21, 2015