What can I say, I am a bit biased when it comes to Upper West Side vs. downtown NYC. I was UWS near Central Park for like 13 years...now as a Nolita resident, I dread going above Houston unless it's for doggy day care or dining at Mario Batali's new Eataly. That said, see my New York faves and get psyched as... CONTINUE READING 16

DB: The more novels I write, the more I keep myself out of the stories. Intense characterization and tons of research drive my plots. I constantly remind myself to keep my opinions out of it. And then my characters are sincere; they bare themselves to us and we make up our minds about them. For example, my newest novel, Vivian Rising,... CONTINUE READING 11