by Virginia Lloyd | Jun 1, 2009 | Blog, Memoir
Here’s a great summary on the Associated Press wires of what’s so appealing to so many readers at the moment about romance novels. While the rest of the publishing industry stares at the headlights racing towards it, the sales of romance novels are on the...
by Virginia Lloyd | Apr 24, 2009 | Blog, Memoir
While spending hours at a library has always been a slightly romantic idea for this bookish girl, recent excursions to the Brooklyn Public Library have started to tarnish my rose-coloured notion. BPL is a true community that brings together so many different readers,...
by Virginia Lloyd | Apr 20, 2009 | Blog, Memoir
Some days it takes forever to leave the house. I left it about as late as possible on Sunday to get to the last day of Pierre Bonard’s late paintings and drawings at the Metropolitan Museum. And for no good reason either. I felt guilty for racing around the...
by Virginia Lloyd | Apr 17, 2009 | Blog, Memoir
Last week I saw Australian pianist/composer Barney McAll and his band – featuring the fabulous saxophonist Billy Harper – at the Jazz Standard in Gramercy, which is possibly my favourite jazz club in Manhattan. The space is respectful of the musicians,...
by Virginia Lloyd | Apr 11, 2009 | Blog, Memoir
Last night I caught up with friends for a night out at the Public Theater on Lafayette Street to see Christopher Durang’s new play, Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them. The Public contains more than one theater, so we giggled to hear a staff...
by Virginia Lloyd | Apr 6, 2009 | Blog, Memoir
It’s less than 48 hours since I’ve been back in Brooklyn, so my head is still waiting for my body to catch up. Wait, I think I mean my body is waiting for my head to catch up. My computer tells me it’s five-ish on Monday afternoon, but to me...