For all their hoopla and the effort that went into its development, Bookish is nothing more than a promotional vehicle for books produced by the three publishers funding the site, with an underpowered book recommendation gadget that's not ready for prime time.
The Olympic Games are a good metaphor for a lot of what we call "real life."
It seems like having a discussion about kids -- do we want them? when do we want them? how many do we want? -- would be a no-brainer for a couple before saying their "I dos."
As we slide into Mother's Day, it's clear that we're somewhat murky on what we're celebrating. Somehow, we moms are revered and problematic at the same time, and some are more problematic than others.
Elizabeth Gilbert never knew her great-grandmother. While unpacking boxes of old books, she rediscovered her cookbook At Home on the Range first published in 1947 and met her for the first time through her witty and warm writing.
Please don't keep thinking that women cheat just for romance and love, or because we're not getting fulfilled at home; we also cheat for the thrill of it, the passion and the novelty, and because we can -- just like men.
Before you jump at the chance for a midlife 'do-over,' you may want to consider these three essential psychological components to determine your readiness to take on major transformations at this stage of life.
What if the surest indicator of your future success -- of living a happy, meaningful, and productive life -- is how good you are at failing?
So many of my guests have given me terrific tips on love and relationships. Some of them, like Kelly Ripa, shared personal stories about how she mak...
Something I've always wondered -- is a book good because of the story it tells or how it's told? Then I remember the best books are a perfect combination of both -- which is the case with State of Wonder by Ann Patchett.
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love" and her newer book "Committed," urges women to avoid falling prey to the myth of...
For those of you who are as eager as I am to find out what happens between Elizabeth and Felipe in Gilbert's new book, Committed, here's an excerpt ...
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love" and her latest book, "Committed," joined me on Mondays With Marlo to answer your...
After years of handling divorces, I thought nothing could shock me. And then a client told me about Ashley Madison, the website for "The discreet who want to cheat."
But that whiz-bang success also made "Eat, Pray, Love" "synonymous with something very poppy and chick lit-y," the author said in her NYPL talk, notin...
The author of Eat, Pray, Love and last year's follow-up, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace With Marriage, is back to working on fiction. "I got my star...
Men aren't the only ones who cheat. Many married women cheat, and any woman sleeping with a married man is equally culpable. So again, why the beating of the drum about men-as-scumbags?
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love" and her newer book "Committed," replies to a question posed by a fan who has nag...
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love" and the new book "Committed," addresses the age-old question of work-life balanc...
What's different about this academy is that there are no right or wrong answers, no definitive paths to result in a definitive outcome, no interpretation of data that will deliver either a passing or failing grade.
There is no formula for happiness, but what 43 years on this planet has taught me is that life is a circle. Good can turn to bad, and bad back to good -- sometimes instantaneously.
I've decided that my word for 2011 is "equipoise." I have spent most of my life re-acting to circumstances, but now I am choosing to remain balanced, calm and at peace inside.
Everyone has likely read or watched the movie Eat Pray Love. I was just in Rome and thought about how this story can possibly help celebrities and divorceés...
It's one of the most unbelievable double-standards that exists today: Where you are born determines where you can travel. For the rest of your life.
Note to reader: I originally wrote this when "Eat Pray Love" was in the movie theaters. But I'm posting it today on what would have been my 8th weddin...
