Archive for September, 2010
Staten Island Advance – The Queens of Mean
September 28, 2010 By Elise G. McIntosh STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – We see it on TV time and time again: Women behaving badly. It can be aggressive, like the F-bomb-laden screaming match between Danielle Staub and Teresa Giudice during the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" reunion special, in which Bravo exec Andy Cohen had […]
Friendship by the Book: Life is a Trip
At first glance, Life is a Trip: The Transformative Magic of Travel by Judith Fein (Spirituality & Health Books, 2010) doesn’t appear to be a book about friendship. But once you open up the cover and begin reading about the author’s gutsy cross-cultural adventures, you realize that she has honed a unique talent for opening […]
A less-than-perfect friend
Friendships are rarely perfect; they come in more flavors and textures than Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Sometimes, coming to terms with a less than perfect friendship is a matter of viewing it realistically, putting it in perspective, setting boundaries, and deciding to get and give what you can so the relationship is mutually rewarding. […]
Book-Signing Tips: Read this if you’re not Sarah Palin
By my clever friend and colleague, Sandra Beckwith Isn’t this a great title for an article? The book signing, like so many other elements of the publishing industry, is evolving into something new, different, and better. Gone are the days when authors can sit at a bookstore table and sign book after book. That […]
Friendship by the Book: Giveaway and Q & A with Gail Caldwell
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gail Caldwell’s beautiful book, Let’s Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship (Random House, 2010), breaks new ground in allowing readers to understand the depths of a close female friendship and the pain associated with a sudden and untimely loss.
My best friend is too demanding
QUESTION Dear Irene, My best friend has become overly dependent on me. She’s been living in another state for the last few years but we see each other, on average, once every three months and talk multiple times a day, via phone, text and AIM. I live with my fiancé (newly engaged) and even […]
