The Silver Lining – Edits! So excited that I can now talk openly about the book. Wowsy. In fact, today, we finalized the press release – so doggone exciting and quite stunning, if I do say so myself! For the past six months, I’ve been writing the blog daily while ALSO writing the book. Don’t… Continue reading The Silver Lining – Edits!
Inspirational Books for Women & Children
Bookworm: Alice Hoffman Survival Lessons
Alice Hoffman Survival Lessons Wow. Wow. Wow. Last night I read Alice Hoffman’s new book Survival Lessons. I may read it again tonight…and tomorrow night. Please don’t give me credit for being a speed reader. The book is all of 83 pages – with photos! These 83 pages are packed with wisdom, hope and inspiration. This is… Continue reading Bookworm: Alice Hoffman Survival Lessons
Bookworm: Eleven Days by Lea Carpenter
Bookworm: Eleven Days by Lea Carpenter Thanks to the recommendation of a bibliophile friend, I have just finished Lea Carpenter’s book, Eleven Days. Wow. It’s a great one! The book opens with a middle-class, hard working single mom, named Sara who “is no longer sure what she fills her days with” because her only son, Jason, a 27-year-old elite… Continue reading Bookworm: Eleven Days by Lea Carpenter
The Silver Lining A Supportive and Insightful Guide to Breast Cancer
Today is a HUMONGOUS, Silver Lining day on The Silver Pen! I am thrilled – over the moon, actually – to announce the upcoming publication of the book that so many of you encouraged me to write: The Silver Lining: An Insightful Guide to the Realities of Breast Cancer. It will be published by Simon & Schuster… Continue reading The Silver Lining A Supportive and Insightful Guide to Breast Cancer
Hamptons Gardens by Jack de Lashmet
Recently, I cam across the book Hamptons Gardens by Jack de Lashmet. It is a book full of drool inducing flowers, trees and gardens. Sometimes (okay a lot of time!) I love a ginormous picture book interspersed with whimsical stories and anecdotes. This is that book. The Silver Lining is that it is full of eye candy. I am… Continue reading Hamptons Gardens by Jack de Lashmet
Bookworm: Eichmann in My Hands by Peter Z. Malkin
Because I haven’t been blown away by any new books lately, I am – for the first time in my life! – rereading my oldies but goodies. Just last night, I was telling friends about one of my favorites, Eichmann in My Hands, a memoir by Peter Z. Malkin & Harry Stein. Now, I’ll be honest when I… Continue reading Bookworm: Eichmann in My Hands by Peter Z. Malkin
Artful Living: Combining Art and Books
The last two posts have been a wee bit heavy what with death, anxiety and depression, so I thought I’d lighten things up a bit by writing about my favorite way to live: combining art and books. You all know that I love books, right? Even when I have book constipation (and can’t finish a… Continue reading Artful Living: Combining Art and Books
Bookworm: CZ Guest American Style Icon
My new favorite summer book is C.Z. Guest: American Style Icon by Susanna Salk. I’ve always admired her. Not only was she one of the best-dressed women of all time, but she was smart, savvy and sensible (a double Silver Lining!). C.Z. Guest loved parties, but she also loved to get her hands dirty in… Continue reading Bookworm: CZ Guest American Style Icon
Bookworm: How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who is Sick
Now, HERE my friends is an absolute MUST read: How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who is Sick by Letty Cottin Pogrebin! It is a must read because the truth is – and I know this all too well! – we are all either going to be sick or have a friend who… Continue reading Bookworm: How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who is Sick
Bookworm: Advice to Little Girls by Mark Twain
Recently, I came across the most wonderful Silver Lining book: Advice to Little Girls written by Mark Twain in 1865. In this beautiful children’s story, Mark Twain challenged -as the title suggests – little girls to digest the intelligent humor he was, and still is, known for among his adult audiences. How fun is that? The Silver Lining is that Maria… Continue reading Bookworm: Advice to Little Girls by Mark Twain