Stephanie Nikolopoulos's Blog, page 60
July 4, 2012
Happy Fourth of July!
Happy July 4th! Here’s my post from last year, complete with fireworks photos!! It’s Independence Day here in the US, but did you ever stop to consider that each country has its own unique independence story? (This is Greece’s independence day story.) Not only that, in some way, every person has their own independence day [...]

Published on July 04, 2012 03:00
July 3, 2012
Hipsters Hate Driving
I knew I was getting old the day I saw a car commercial where the driver was clearly younger than I am. So here’s an interesting bit of news: Generation Y doesn’t like to drive. According to Reuter’s “America’s Generation Y not driven to drive,” the Millennials think driving is more of a hassle than [...]

Published on July 03, 2012 03:00
July 2, 2012
Greece Leading the Pack
So many people I talk to seems to have this idea, driven by the media and not personal experience, that Greeks are lazy and aren’t doing anything innovative. This is simply not true. Greeks were ranked third in Europe for the number of hours they work in a year, according to a poll surveying 1995-2005. [...]

Published on July 02, 2012 03:00
June 29, 2012
Clip: In the Bathtub with a Jazz Musician and a Beat Poet
Burnside posted an essay of mine called “In the Bathtub with a Jazz Musician and a Beat Poet.” It’s a true story. Filed under: Beat Generation, Clips, Faith Tagged: Burnside Writers Collective, Christianity, David Amram, faith, interior decorating, Jack Kerouac, jazz, literature, New York City

Published on June 29, 2012 03:00
June 28, 2012
Mixtape: Music and Poetry for On the Road
photo via Aunt13′s 8tracks mix Aunt13 over on 8tracks made a mix called Music and Poetry for On the Road. It’s inspired by Jack Kerouac’s On the Road and in the blurb she mentions Burning Furiously Beautiful! How cool is that?! I have the coolest friends! I am going to be listening to this while [...]

Published on June 28, 2012 03:00
June 27, 2012
I Heart Social Media
Image by Dallas Shaw One of my favorite aspects of working in book publishing is my involvement in social media. I absolutely love crafting Tweets! It’s so much fun coming up with fun and unique ways to promote the books I’ve loved working on and want the world to know about. Social media is also [...]

Published on June 27, 2012 03:00
June 26, 2012
Tasty Tuesday: Pictures from Brunch at Ovelia in Astoria
I went to brunch at Ovelia in Astoria with my sister and cousins when they visited. Ovelia is one of my favorite Greek restaurants in New York. I love their modern take on traditional Greek foods! And it’s got a great funky vibe going on with the decor. Filed under: Food and Drink, Greekish Tagged: [...]

Published on June 26, 2012 03:00
June 25, 2012
Pics from My Reading at The Penny Farthing
I had such a blast reading at The Penny Farthing in the East Village on June 18. The event was hosted by C3 Storytellers, and the crowd was one of the best I’ve ever had. The audience had so much energy, and the other performers were absolutely dynamic and thoughtful. One of the [...]

Published on June 25, 2012 03:00
June 22, 2012
May 2012 Mediabistro.com Book Club Party Recap
Last month I attended mediabistro.com’s Book Club party at Stone Creek Bar & Lounge, hosted by the always lovely Carmen Scheidel. I have so much fun every time I attend a mediabistro.com event, and May 16 was no exception. I got to catch up with various friends in the media industry, meet some new people, [...]

Published on June 22, 2012 03:00
June 21, 2012
Greece’s Naughty Octopus
A few months ago my father emailed me to tell me about his new pet. In New Jersey, he tried to literally bring the ocean into our house. He kept all sorts of salt water fish, starfish, shrimp, and sea horses in huge tanks that took up the length of our living room wall. Now [...]

Published on June 21, 2012 03:00