The Book Scoop: Books of Wonder
Elise Back East Week continues with a super-quickie (because it's super late!) recap of my first appearance in Manhattan… at Books of Wonder! I was especially thrilled to appear here since it was just a few days after I completed the NYC Marathon, and I relished the chance to show off my official shirt.
Books of Wonder was my first east coast stop with the Stages on Pages tour. The concept of the tour is simple and beautiful — it brings together authors with a history in the performing arts, and we discuss how that influences our writing.
The number of Stages on Pages authors varies with each stop, and at Books of Wonder we had nine! Here's the rundown: yours truly, Gretchen McNeil, Sheela Chari, Roseanne Parry, Stasia Kehoe, Jessica Martinez, Barbara Dee, Sophie Flack, and Sara Lewis Holmes.
The turnout was spectacular, and the staff couldn't have been more wonderful to us. Next time you're in Manhattan, absolutely take the time to visit this bookstore. Not only will you go crazy for the book selection and the incredibly gracious staff, but I've heard the cupcakes are out of this world.
Which brings us to today's question: cupcakes. They're very trendy right now, and many would say overrated. Yet I had the Magnolia Bakery cupcakes while I was in New York, and I'm telling you they live up to the hype.
So tell me — do you have a favorite cupcake? One that's far superior to anything else you've tasted? If so, where do you get it, and what makes it so stellar?
