Articles

  • Dec 4, 2024 | audacity.substack.com | Roxane Gay |Lindsay Hunter |J. Vanessa Lyon |Oliver Radclyffe |Ani Kayode Somtochukwu

    First and foremost, I want to say that I, personally, have enough stuff. Most of us have enough stuff. I love to give experiential gifts whenever possible that are flexible enough for the recipient to choose when they avail themselves of the opportunity, but don’t require a lot of energy and planning on their part. And if it’s for an event on a specific date, I always check to see if they’re available before making the purchase. Easy peasy. The gift of travel is timeless.

  • Apr 29, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Lindsay Hunter

    Amy Shearn discusses her new novel, Dear Edna Sloane, as well as unplugging, being a woman writer of a certain age, the notion of creating content vs. making art, working with an indie press vs. a bigger publisher, her “saucy” upcoming novel, and more!Amy Shearn is the award-winning author of the novels Unseen City, The Mermaid of Brooklyn, and How Far Is the Ocean From Here, as well as two forthcoming novels.

  • Jan 23, 2024 | newyorkfolk.com | James White |Lindsay Hunter |Randa Jarrar |Valeria Luiselli

    On a long, meandering road trip—especially one with no particular destination or strict timeline for arrival—something hypnotic happens. You become attuned to the voices on the radio, the strange grammar of the signs, and the variations in the unfamiliar landscape in ways you never do during more conventional travel. I’d posit that it has something to do with being in constant motion and freed of immediate obligation.

  • Dec 11, 2023 | publishersweekly.com | Carribean Fragoza |Lindsay Hunter |Mitch Albom

    Amerie’s Book ClubThe book: Cobalt Red by Siddharth KaraOur reviewer says: "In this tour-de-force exposé, Kara, a professor of human trafficking and modern slavery at Nottingham University, uncovers the abuse and suffering powering the digital revolution." Read more.

  • Dec 1, 2023 | bookreporter.com | Lindsay Hunter

    For Theresa Linden and Jackie Stinson, becoming a mother coincided with becoming friends. Jackie already had two young sons when she went into the hospital to give birth to Jayson, but for Theresa, CeCe was her first. The two women struck up a fast friendship in the maternity ward, with Theresa eager to drink up Jackie’s words of wisdom as well as her been-there-done-that air of confidence.