Kate Bolick

New York

Author at Freelance

Author of NY Times Bestseller SPINSTER; co-author of MARCH SISTERS; journalist; teach writing @Yale.

Articles

Who will save the lonely and unloved Pink House? - The Boston Globe

Aug 23, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Kate Bolick

To outsiders, worrying over the fate of an old, falling-down house that happens to be pink must seem silly, particularly now when there’s so much else to worry about. But to people in Essex County, the recent announcement that the nearly 100-year-old Pink House will be razed is nothing short of devastating. I grew up in Newburyport, haven’t lived there in decades, and I’m heartbroken. The backstory is straightforward.
This 120-Year-Old Connecticut Lighthouse Is Now Open To Overnight Guests

Apr 7, 2024 | travelandleisureasia.com | Kate Bolick

Growing up in coastal New England, I ranked lighthouses on par with sunblock and snowploughs — essential, ordinary, and totally lacking romance (my primary preoccupation). Only later did these storied structures, and their keepers, capture my imagination. What was it like to live at the edge of the world, guiding mariners to safety? To look out the window and see nothing but sea?
This 120-Year-Old Connecticut Lighthouse Is Now Open To Overnight Guests

Mar 22, 2024 | travelandleisureasia.com | Kate Bolick

Growing up in coastal New England, I ranked lighthouses on par with sunblock and snowploughs — essential, ordinary, and totally lacking romance (my primary preoccupation). Only later did these storied structures, and their keepers, capture my imagination. What was it like to live at the edge of the world, guiding mariners to safety? To look out the window and see nothing but sea?
What It's Like To Spend A Night At This Offshore Connecticut Lighthouse

Feb 26, 2024 | travelandleisureasia.com | Kate Bolick

Home Destinations North America This 120-Year-Old Connecticut Lighthouse Is Now Open To Overnight Guests Growing up in coastal New England, I ranked lighthouses on par with sunblock and snowploughs — essential, ordinary, and totally lacking romance (my primary preoccupation). Only later did these storied structures, and their keepers, capture my imagination. What was it like to live at the edge of the world, guiding mariners to safety?
What It's Like To Spend A Night At This Offshore Connecticut Lighthouse

Feb 25, 2024 | travelandleisureasia.com | Kate Bolick

Growing up in coastal New England, I ranked lighthouses on par with sunblock and snowploughs — essential, ordinary, and totally lacking romance (my primary preoccupation). Only later did these storied structures, and their keepers, capture my imagination. What was it like to live at the edge of the world, guiding mariners to safety? To look out the window and see nothing but sea?
What It's Like To Spend A Night At This Offshore Connecticut Lighthouse

Feb 16, 2024 | travelandleisureasia.com | Kate Bolick

Growing up in coastal New England, I ranked lighthouses on par with sunblock and snowploughs — essential, ordinary, and totally lacking romance (my primary preoccupation). Only later did these storied structures, and their keepers, capture my imagination. What was it like to live at the edge of the world, guiding mariners to safety? To look out the window and see nothing but sea?
This 120-year-old Connecticut Lighthouse Is Now Open to Overnight Guests — Here's What It's Like to Stay There

Jan 20, 2024 | msn.com | Kate Bolick

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This 120-year-old Connecticut Lighthouse Is Now Open to Overnight Guests — Here's What It's Like to Stay There

Jan 20, 2024 | travelandleisure.com | Kate Bolick

Growing up in coastal New England, I ranked lighthouses on par with sunblock and snowplows — essential, ordinary, and totally lacking romance (my primary preoccupation). Only later did these storied structures, and their keepers, capture my imagination. What was it like to live at the edge of the world, guiding mariners to safety? To look out the window and see nothing but sea?
Step Inside the Historic Villa Beau-Site in Brussels – Frederic Magazine

Jan 10, 2024 | fredericmagazine.com | Emma Bazilian |Kate Bolick

In his seminal 1964 book, An Illustrated History of Interior Decoration, Mario Praz wrote that “hypersensitive nerves and love of furniture are indeed connected phenomena.” Sure enough, at the end of a day, Devergnies likes to come home from work, take off his shoes, and sit in the dining room with an object or a book in his hands. He’ll stay there for 20 minutes or so, gazing at whatever he’s chosen to hold, and unwind.
Visit Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen's London Flat – Frederic Magazine

Sep 15, 2023 | fredericmagazine.com | Martha Moskowitz |Kate Bolick

The designers take a look back at the many lives of their shared home. Fittingly, it started with a lamp. It was 2000, and Philip Vergeylen had just moved to London, where he wandered into Paolo Moschino’s antique shop. He fell for the lamp, but not its price. Still, he couldn’t get it out of his head. He returned twice; on his third visit, he bought it.