by Virginia Lloyd | Aug 2, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
I have written elsewhere on this blog about my fondness for the NYC subway. I stand corrected: while commuting daily to midtown during the morning rush hour for my class at New York University throughout July, I was forced to admit my fondness for travelling around...
by Virginia Lloyd | Aug 2, 2007 | Blog, Improve your writing
Dear friends, I’m thrilled to report that my client David Kowalski’s novel, The Company of the Dead, is now in stores around Australia. It’s the first book I have agented to appear on the shelves, so it’s a big moment not only for the author,...
by Virginia Lloyd | Jul 28, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
On a humid and slightly overcast Thursday night a group of four Australians enjoyed playing tourists during a twilight cocktail cruise around the tip of Manhattan. The last time I was on the water here was on my honeymoon, in 2003. John and I took the Staten Island...
by Virginia Lloyd | Jul 25, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
Tonight post-NYU I met up with Lara and another friend of hers who lives in Italy. The occasion was dinner at Artisanal, a feted French brasserie on 32nd Street at 2 Park Avenue best known for its cheese selection. During Restaurant Week (an annual feature of the NY...
by Virginia Lloyd | Jul 24, 2007 | Blog, Improve your writing
Because I’m officially insane, in addition to my NYU summer intensive in Philanthropy and Fundraising I’m attending a weekly Tuesday-night workshop in writing for New York magazines and newspapers with freelance guru and renowned teacher Susan Shapiro....
by Virginia Lloyd | Jul 23, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
Last night I headed to Dizzy’s at Columbus Circle to hear the fabulous octogenarian drummer Roy Haynes and his “Fountain of Youth” quartet. My pal John Moore came with me. John was a Roy “virgin”, but I had seen him perform a few times...