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The Napkin Project (Thanksgiving Edition): Daniel Lavery

Nov 26, 2024 | yahoo.com | Daniel Lavery

1937: Webster family Thanksgiving1939: Omit hard sauce1948: Omit mock duck legs1953: Return of same. Replace gold chargers with red. 1955: Separation of tables (full-leaf and card) into senior and junior divisions. 1959: First appearance of mushroom casserole. 1960: Removal of same. 1962: Disappearance of haywain gravy boat. 1963: Introduction of Bakelite napkin rings. 1968: Splintering into Webster and Sullivan family Thanksgivings.
What do readers think of Women's Hotel?

Oct 30, 2024 | bookbrowse.com | Daniel Lavery

Women's Hotel by Daniel Lavery presents itself as a loosely connected series of life events, but it gradually reveals a subtle and well-crafted narrative. The plot unfolds with a deadpan comedic tone that gives way to an unexpectedly emotional ending, offering an effective shift in mood. Despite serious undertones, the novel avoids bleakness, maintaining a balance between humor and heart. The story centers around the lives of women staying at the Biedermeier Hotel.
WOMENS HOTEL by Daniel M Lavery Read by Mara Wilson | Audiobook Review | AudioFile Magazine

Oct 24, 2024 | audiofilemagazine.com | Daniel Lavery

Mara Wilson gives an elegant performance of this novel about the residents of a women's hotel in mid-twentieth-century New York City. Her clear enunciation and careful pacing keep listeners oriented as the narrative sometimes abruptly shifts between the women's backstories and present-day lives. The plot begins with Mrs. Mossler, the hotel's long-term manager, who secured her position by inventing a dead husband after her tea shop failed.
My Idle Curiosity: A Guest Post by Daniel M. Lavery

Oct 18, 2024 | barnesandnoble.com | Daniel Lavery |Isabelle McConville

My Idle Curiosity: A Guest Post by Daniel M. Lavery Wander the streets of 1960s New York City and enjoy your stay with Beidermeier’s quirky characters in this big-hearted and hilarious slice-of-life story. Read on for Daniel M. Lavery’s exclusive essay on the creation of Women’s Hotel. Hardcover $28.99 Please enable javascript to add items to the cart.
It List: 'Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage' brings beloved characters back, 'Anora' risks it all for love, 'Elsbeth' is back on the case

Oct 17, 2024 | wsbtv.com | Kelsey Weekman |Daniel Lavery

Hello, friends! I'm Kelsey, your guide to all things pop culture for Yahoo Entertainment, and this is the It List, our weekly rundown of what's new and notable. In it, I recommended a slew of upcoming releases to watch, stream, listen to, read and binge. I'll walk you through my favorites. When: Season 1 of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage premieres Oct. 17 and airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
A Fleeting Utopia: The Rise and Fall of the “Women’s Hotel” in American Cities

Oct 15, 2024 | lithub.com | Daniel Lavery

The women’s hotel left no lasting mark on the American city. It was born in the nineteenth century, then briefly prospered and died within the compass of the twentieth. In the 1930s, perhaps two or three such hotels could be found in Denver, Seattle, and Dallas, with a few more each in Philadelphia, New York City, and Washington, DC, but they never became either popular or reliable.
Summary and Reviews

Oct 15, 2024 | bookbrowse.com | Daniel Lavery

BookBrowse Review BookBrowse The novel unfolds in a somewhat meandering manner, like a slice-of-life series of scenes rather than a tightly plotted story. But what seems like a casual recounting of disparate events aligns into a deceptively complete and carefully crafted narrative. What's more, the deadpan comedic tone throughout leaves one unprepared for an emotionally impactful ending.
Women's Hotel a book by Daniel M. Lavery

Oct 15, 2024 | bookshop.org | Daniel Lavery

Description ONE OF FALL'S MOST ANTICIPATED READS--New York Times, Vulture, BookPage, Kirkus Reviews, and moreFrom the New York Times bestselling author and advice columnist, a poignant and funny debut novel about the residents of a women's hotel in 1960s New York City. The Beidermeier might be several rungs lower on the ladder than the real-life Barbizon, but its residents manage to occupy one another nonetheless.
Essay by Daniel M. Lavery, author of Women's Hotel

Oct 14, 2024 | bookpage.com | Daniel Lavery

Like most people, I hate moving house. Wherever I’m living at any given moment, I want to die there, no matter how cramped the apartment or inconvenient the neighborhood. I never want to have to pack up my things, or unpack my things, or measure the width of a door frame to see if the couch is going to fit through it. “Of course the couch is going to fit through it,” I say, every time.
A Tender Ode to a 1960s 'Women's Hotel'

Oct 12, 2024 | nytimes.com | Daniel Lavery |Women'S Hotel

WOMEN'S HOTEL, by Daniel M. LaveryIt's the 1960s, and New York's venerable Biedermeier hotel, a second-rate but genteel women's residence, is, like the city around it, changing. Few patrons require the chaperones or house rules such institutions offer. Breakfast service has been suspended; rooms lie empty. In his debut novel, "Women's Hotel," Daniel M.