A Launch in Photos

This is how my book launch party felt… Wrapped in love. (With my longtime friend and co-worker Cat Gates.) Surrounded by family. (With my aunt Mary Margaret aka Mimi.) Signing books. (With Stella Comparato – I copied her hairstyle.) Laughing with longtime friends. (With the Potwin Elementary crew – Beth, Nina, Kelly & Alexa) Attempting new…

My next book is a memoir

I love to read – always have – and especially memoirs. Years ago I read A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers and for the first time wondered if I could ever write about my family. I was not a writer – I was a reader, I was a restaurateur – yet for over a decade…