Posts by Anita Diamant
Tough start
The images from Haiti are awful and haunting. I made my first contribution yesterday, and resolve to make a monthly gift for the rest of 2010. Once Anderson Cooper packs up his t-shirts and returns to the US, we’re all going to start forgetting and get distracted by other calamities –and celebrations. Life is relentless…
Read MoreHappy New Year
No resolutions here but plenty of plans and prayers and wishes for you and me:May we all have more than enough peace and inspiration and forgiveness andenergy andlong days at the beach. What’s on your list? 2010
Read MoreFacebook confession
I feel like I’ve been cheating on my blog with Facebook. I want to apologize. It’s just so easy to write a one-sentence message and send it out. With the blog, I feel a need to revise and shape a few paragraphs into something you might find worth reading. The other Facebook temptation is the…
Read MoreLa Danse
I hadn’t seen a movie (in a theater) since August. How is that possible? But finally this past week I went. It was La Dance by Fred Wiseman, a documentary about the Paris Opera Ballet. Stunning footage of ballet rehearsals and performances, both modern and Nutcracker. Saw Nutcracker here in Boston many, many years ago,…
Read MorePremiere of A LITTLE WORK has been POSTPONED
A few years ago, my friend novelist Stephen McCauley (The Object of My Affection)and I were between books and hit upon the idea of writing a play as a way to keep ourselves occupied until we scraped together the energy to begin new novels. It was so much fun working together on A LITTLE WORK,…
Read MoreSome links
Blogs are very me, me, me. So here is some more about me: You can watch the talk I gave to about 2500 Reform Jews about the status and future of American Judaism at the Union for Reform Judaism conference on November 4. And here are some book reviews about Day After Night. Jerusalem Post…
Read MoreThat’s me all over
It’s been awhile since my last post. And a long, strange, wonderful trip it’s been. A few highlights. I was in St. Louis to receive an alumni award from Washington University. The featured speaker for the night was to have been David McCullough, who has written so many terrific histories including Truman and John Adams.…
Read MoreOn the road again
I write from St Louis, MO. Home of my alma mater, Washington University, for a Founders Day Celebration which includes a nice honor for me as an alum. Am also here for an appearance at Left Bank Books, which is celebrating its 40th birthday — a minor miracle in these days of amazon and walmart…
Read MoreBoston Book Festival ’09
Today was the first Boston Book Festival and what a big WOW. Thousands of people converged on Copley Square for panel discussions, readings, and a first-class celebration of literacy in all its forms. If you’ve never been to Boston (and please do come visit), Copely Square is an architectural jewel, featuring two stunning churches (Trinity…
Read MoreThe Bookstore
Tomorrow evening, I’m doing a reading at THE BOOKSTORE in Gloucester, Mass. It is, along with a handful of other nearby independent bookstores (Toad Hall in Rockport, Newtonville Books, Brookline Booksmith) a place that I love for the way it supports authors and readers. I just finished a book on my Kindle, a device that…
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