From the Desk Recommends... Looking Back to Go Forward

Looking Back to Move Forward: A Review of ‘Meanwhile’

Do you remember the year 2020? Yes, I am asking you to return to one of the many recent ‘unprecedented times’ – but bear with me. Try to recall the sustained feeling of purgatory-type tension of never knowing if that ‘moment’ would be forever. One hopeful thing that stood out from that time was the uptick in collaborative works. Across every medium and genre, being forced to be separate forced us to find meaningful ways to work together. This se…

From the Desk Recommends... Looking Back to Go Forward

Before we get into the roundup of my cultural recommendations for the month, some reminders:This Sunday, April 6, the Desk Salon Series invites Layla Schlack. She is senior editor at Clarkson Potter, a former editor at Whetstone and Wine Enthusiast, has her MFA in fiction, and teaches writing. We'll be talking about her more behind-the-scenes work in food media and what it's been like to move from magazines to books. It will be on Zoom at 1 p.m.…