Meg Wolitzer

Nov 26, 2024 | yahoo.com | Meg Wolitzer

The Napkin Project (Thanksgiving Edition): Meg WolPhilip FriedmanBecause his wife did not like heights, he found himself on the stepladder once a year, reaching an arm into the cabinet where all the obscure and pointless objects in the kitchen were kept. In the rectangle of darkness were the things that for some reason could not be thrown out: the banana slicer, the potato peeling gloves.

Sep 13, 2024 | barnesandnoble.com | Heller McAlpin |Meg Wolitzer

But there’s more to Wolitzer’s fiction than timeliness. Much like her last book, The Interestings, her latest is an absorbing read that follows a handful of uncommonly sympathetic characters as they charge and muddle through decades of their lives, exploring their changing relationships with each other and their evolving attitudes towards what constitutes a successful, fulfilling life.

Jul 23, 2024 | beccafreeman.substack.com | Meg Wolitzer |Fredrik Backman |Abraham Verghese

Hello,I was thrilled by all the excitement about and excellent comments on yesterday’s installment of the list (if you missed it, you can see slots #100 - 81 and read about the methodology here). Today I’m sharing slots #61 – 80 on my crowdsourced “Best Books of the 21st Century” list. But before we get into it, let’s talk about the word “best.”Oxford Languages defines best as “of the most excellent, effective, or desirable type or quality.” Hmmm…. Not very helpful in this context.

Jul 14, 2024 | beccafreeman.substack.com | Meg Wolitzer |Becca Freeman

Something new this week! Introducing: Sunday Sundries, the antidote to—or at least a distraction from—your Sunday Scaries. Seriously, why aren’t there more Sunday evening newsletters? This format is somewhat of a test balloon. I’d love to create a weekly series to give us both some consistency.

Feb 19, 2024 | barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville |Coco Mellors |Lily King |Meg Wolitzer

Brooding and Books: A #TBR To Last You Through the Winter “O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?” Percy Bysshe Shelley said it best — whether you’ve been braving icy pellets of rain or wiping dirty slush from your favorite boots, we know winter can be a drag. With the warmth of the sun still a few weeks away, you might be feeling a bit of general malaise — all of that leftover teenage angst has to go somewhere, right?