by Lisa Gruenberg | Apr 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
At the end of My City of Dreams, I had many ideas that I wanted to put on the page as “themes” or “lessons”. Much of this was removed from the final version of the book. With my upcoming event through the bioethics departments of Harvard...
by Lisa Gruenberg | Mar 16, 2021 | Off the Shelf
A sledding accident and the busyness of day-to-day life is making me think of creative ways to keep up with my website. My husband, Martin, is allowing me to post this video he made for his book group. “This is Happiness” by Niall Williams was my top read...
by Lisa Gruenberg | Mar 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
[Image taken from the deck of The Queen of Surrey] I’m recuperating from a sledding accident and trying to catch up with things from bed. The pandemic is making me think a lot about people I’ve lost over the years. It’s approaching the 3rd anniversary of the memorial...
by Lisa Gruenberg | Nov 20, 2020 | Off the Shelf
I’ve read so many. On the top of the list of must-reads: Diary of Anne Frank, the unabridged version, Survival in Aushwitz or anything by Primo Levi, Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer, The Hare with the Amber Eyes by Edmund de Wall, and City of Thieves...
by Lisa Gruenberg | Aug 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ve been distracting myself from COVID, not with writing, but rather, with cleaning out closets. I’m coming across important artifacts from different times of my life (not just expired medication and ancient toothpaste). One such artifact was my long form Canadian...
