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Month: May 2011

Highlights from Book Tour USA 2011

A mafia don? No! The author, seen in deep disguise, wearing a tie. The poster in the window shows the cover of Quiet Corners of…

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The Village Voice Bookshop: Paris, Paris book event

Save the date: a meet & greet at The Village Voice Bookshop in Paris, on Tuesday June 7th, from 7 pm to 9 pm. Here's…

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Review of Paris, Paris on "France On Your Own"

France On Your Own is a great newsletter dedicated to things French — news, tourism, culture, language, food and more. So I was delighted to…

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Quiet Corners of Rome: KGO with Gene Burns

On KGO radio, Saturday May 7, the inimitable Gene Burns interviewed yours truly about Quiet Corners of Rome on “Dining Around with Gene Burns”… Related…

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Matthew Monteith Photographs in NYC: Mirrors

The most intriguing and appealing art show we saw when in New York last week was a series of photos of mirrors by young American…

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Quiet Corners of Rome reviewed on HeadButler.com

Here’s the first part of Jesse Kornbluth’s incisive, honest and flattering review of Quiet Corners of Rome, and a link to the complete review. This…

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Food, Wine Travel Writing: Book Event at Omnivore in SF

The book tour is going great guns. Here’s the bumph on the Omnivore bookstore website, and a link. We hope to see you there! “Wed.…

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Paris Through Expat Eyes: Event, Interview

Terrance Gelenter of “Paris Through Expat Eyes” has interviewed me in the past, and is now aiding and abetting us in our horn-blowing book tour.…

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Book Passage in Corte Madera: A Wonderful Event

Alison’s celebrated pic of the Ile St-Louis in Paris, projected as a background… The par-blind scribner Accordionist avec Vespas Wonderful not because we’re wonderful and…

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Rizzoli bookstore event in NYC: Wonderful turnout

Our big day at Rizzoli: hiding below the poster in the window on 57th Street The great and good attended our little event — a…

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SF Bay Area book events start May 2

We’re in Berkeley, traveling for our US book tour, beating the drum about our pair of newborn books: “Quiet Corners of Rome” (April 25, 2011)…

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