August 2013

Going East

August 29, 2013 No Comments

Being out west all summer, in Seattle and now in San Francisco, has been really really amazing. We’ve been questioning where we want to spend the next phase of life and hemming and hawing over Brooklyn versus one of the aforementioned west coast cities with their temperate climates and idyllic natural settings a skip hop from urban centers.

Still, there’s a piece of my heart looking forward to returning to the hustle and bustle capitol of the universe, New York City. There’s no place like it and while we wrangle with it sometimes, other times we’re in love with its merits.

I’ll be back to my normal life on Monday, posting from my desk in New York. I hope you have a wonderful end to your summer.

Check out my book, which came out Tuesday, if you have not already.

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Nice book press

August 27, 2013 3 Comments

Wow. My book Well-Read Women: Portraits of Fiction’s Most Beloved Heroines came out today (check your local book shop!). I’m totally blown away by the amazing editors who are responding to my book with features in their magazines and sites. Thank you thank you thank you so much to:

The Huffington Post
The Cut (New York Magazine)
Lucky
Bust
Elle
Refinery 29
Nylon
Decor 8
A Cup of Jo
Design Crush
Redbook (September issue)
Marie Claire (September issue)

If you are new to Maquette, welcome and please join me on the Well-Read Women facebook page and goodreads. I’m also on Pinterest and instagram. Nice to meet you.

San Francisco

August 26, 2013 No Comments

We’re in San Francisco for the week before heading back to NYC. I’m seeing lots of great SF folk including my wonderful Chronicle Books team. My book comes out tomorrow..eek. “Like” the Facebook page if you would like updates including the invitation to my book launch event at Rizzoli on 57th St. on the evening of September 19th.

Here are some recent photos I took. I love the silvery morning light over the bay.:

from the airplane
of the ferry terminal from the pier
Makeshift society “Who dares wins”. I agree.

I’m on instagram if you’d like to see more.

Home is where the family is

August 23, 2013 No Comments

The word “home” is so interesting. It’s amazing how the definition can shift and change. We’ve been in Seattle all summer. When it’s time to leave the playground I tell Henry “let’s go home”. He knows that we don’t permanently live in Seattle but understands what I mean by “home”. It’s where we are staying. Even when we are staying in a hotel for a weekend, the same term applies. Where the family is, is truly home.

Being here has gotten us thinking about what we want out of our home going forward. We love our apartment in Manhattan but absolutely loathe our neighborhood. It’s dearth of green space, disturbing traffic and fire truck clamor and lack of friendly neighborhood vibe get us down. Somehow our eyes opened and we know we need to make a change, not only for Henry but for ourselves.

We’re going to San Francisco for a week (leaving tomorrow) and then heading back to New York City. We’re at a crossroads. We want to find a home for Henry in a welcoming environment with space for him to breathe and grow. We wonder if we’ll drastically change the place we call home and go west to San Francisco or go back to Brooklyn. Either way, as long as we’re together, home is there.

Above is a little watercolor lettering piece I did a while back.