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Friendship by the Book

Crossing Washington Square: A Chick Lit Author Hits Her Stride

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

I was delighted to have the opportunity to interview Joanne Rendell, author of Crossing Washington Square. This is intelligent chick lit, an engaging story beautifully told.

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Summertime When the Friendships Comes Easy

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

My conversation with Julie Kraut on her new book dealing with the nearly universal camper affliction: homesickness.

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Cancer is a Bitch: An Interview with Author Gail Konop Baker

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 02.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Living News, Friends, Books, Style News, Female Friendships, Friendship by the Book, Breast Cancer, Declutter, Running, Sisterhood, Midlife, Gail Konop Baker, Cancer Is a Bitch, Cancer, Ductal Carcinoma in Situ, Dcis, Dacapo, Health, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Gail Konop Baker: "Receiving a cancer diagnosis is like being forced to walk through fire. It isn't something you choose. It isn't something you can conjure in your mind."

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The Professors' Wives' Club: An interview with Joanne Rendell

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.22.2008 | Living

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

In this breakout first novel, Joanne Rendell creates powerful characters struggling to define their roles as women and an engaging plot that keeps you glued until the end.

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Balancing Motherhood, Marriage and Friendship: An Interview With Allison Winn Scotch

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

Time of Your Life tells the story of Jillian -- a thirty-something, married, suburban mother -- who suddenly sees her life playing out a different way than it did seven years ago, jumps to fix it, and takes the reader along for the ride

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'Frenemy' Enters the Friendship Lexicon

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.30.2008 | Style

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

"Our friends are often like a second family, so it's inevitable that drama can arise."

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Friendship by the Book: An Interview with Anne Roiphe

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.24.2008 | Living

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

Epilogue is a gripping memoir by National Book Award finalist Anne Roiphe, who was forced to recompose her life after the sudden loss of her husband of 39 years.

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