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I was born in London and raised there and in New York City. Two parents of two nationalities on two continents -- you get the idea. Naturally, I escaped (recurrently) to France.... Paris, to be exact. Which is the actual subject of my latest book -- Paris Was Ours: 32 Writers Reflect on the City of Light -- a collection of memoirs about the transformative effect of living in the French capital that includes writers from all over the world.

As for background, I'm an author and journalist who relishes writing non-fiction for numerous reasons, the main one being that I love the challenge of describing things as accurately as I can -- trying to make sense of it all -- while writing in a way that (I hope) people want to read. I always learn alon...more


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Average rating: 3.58 · 273 ratings · 57 reviews · 6 distinct works
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date: October 30, 2011 04:00PM
location: Bunch of Grapes bookstore, 44 Main Street , Vineyard Haven, MA, The United States
description: This event, to be held at Martha's Vineyard venerable independent bookstore, is open to the public. No need to RSVP!
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