Join London-based author JB Miller, visiting New York, for an evening of literary conversation celebrating Duch, the provocative, witty and poignant novel that imagines an alternate reality in which Princess Diana survived and quietly returned to Paris. The event will take place Wednesday, November 18, at 5:30 p.m. at New York’s Housing Works Bookstore Café, 126 Crosby St. Miller will read from Duch, participate in an author Q&A and sign copies of the book. Set over a whirlwi

Lori Perkins, founder and President of the L. Perkins Agency, a legacy literary agency with three decades of author representation, is pleased to announce that William Marasco has joined the agency as an agent specializing in fiction. After completing a BFA in graphic arts, Marasco assisted veteran agents such a Charlotte Gusay, Vicky Weber, and Andie Smith with query evaluation, edit letters, building pitch decks and other hands on projects learning about the industry before

By Lori Perkins As Breast Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close, the reminder that one in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime remains as important as ever. For survivors, the journey toward wellness continues long after treatment ends, often bringing new questions about nutrition, healthy living and how to embrace the next chapter. For Ellyn Caruso, an author, culinary-curious breast cancer thriver and founder of the awa

By Lori Perkins My publishing company has a collection of 50 short Halloween stories that were edited and ready to publish for this Halloween season when the editor informed me that there were issues with the contributor contracts. It became pretty clear we were not going to be able to get this book out into the world for the season. But I LOVE Halloween and I really wanted to have a new book on sale since it had been a while since we had published something new (I am downsiz

By Chris Jimenez As a reformed World of Warcraft addict, Gunnar Optiks is a brand that has hovered in my periphery for decades. “Glasses for gamers” was the long and short of it; I had a vague notion that they somehow protected one’s eyes from screen glare in a manner analogous to sunglasses blocking the painful light of the sun. I had chalked them up as a curiosity, perhaps something bought only by “pro gamers” (and those who aspired to be pro’s, of course) to squeeze out th

by Vicky Oliver Many novelists have a God complex. I refer not to their religious views, but to their authorial ones. These writers believe they control their characters. As they map out their characters' journey from start to finish, love lives included, they expect their characters will obey the outline. But nothing could be further from reality, particularly when it comes to putting two characters from a story in a love scene. In Act One, a romance writer starts with

By Lori Perkins Just when you thought you knew the Lizzie Borden story, Netflix is about to give America another reason to obsess over it. With the Lizzie Borden episodes of Monster premiering September 17, Riverdale Avenue Books is joining the cultural moment with The Lizzie Borden House Anthology—an officially licensed collection of 26 original stories inspired by America’s most notorious Victorian-era murder mystery. It’s the perfect literary companion for viewers ready t

By Lori Perkins Readers stepped into the world of the sword-wielding magic of Geneva Lee’s Harbinger novel today at Chelsea Piers, where the Harbinger/WeaponsUp event combined literature, sword yoga and an unforgettable view of the Hudson River. The event sold out quickly, gathering fans at Manhattan’s Chelsea Piers for the chance to experience the world of Harbinger in a hands-on way. WeaponsUp lead the Sword Yoga Class, featuring an exclusive session created to learn the no

By Lori Perkins First of all I can’t believe it’s been 25 years. My son was in second grade. I had just recently left his father. I got a call from my client, Greg Kihn, who was a radio DJ in the bay area. I was one of the few people he knew in NYC and so he out me live on the radio. He wanted to know what I thought about the bombing of the World Trade Center. I thought he was talking about the attempted bombing from a few years earlier. He told me to turn on the TV. I sa

By Lori Perkins I almost wrote an essay about what it felt like to cancel my Washington Post subscription this year after Bezos fired half the newsroom staff. I had been inspired to go into journalism (I have a journalism degree from NYU, where I taught undergraduate journalism because I started a neighborhood newspaper in upper Manhattan when I graduated from college). I didn’t because I figured that most of my readers wouldn’t care that I had taken a bus down to the United

By Lori Perkins There was a time when a reader looking for a romance novel at an independent bookstore might have to hunt through a single shelf in the back—or quietly ask a bookseller where the “good stuff” was. In 2026, that is increasingly becoming a thing of the past. Today, August 15, readers across the country are celebrating Bookstore Romance Day, an annual event devoted to romance fiction, its authors, booksellers and readers. And this year’s celebration arrives at a

By Marc W. Polite You’ve seen the show. You know the twists. You silently judge the protagonist of the episode. You think to yourself, “I would have done better than that.” Are you certain about that? There is a way to beta test that theory, and see for yourself. Have you ever wanted to star in your own Black Mirror episode? This is what the Black Mirror Experience offers. The Shed arts center in Manhattan is hosting the United States debut of The Black Mirror Experience, a

By Lori Perkins I was a teenager when we celebrated our 200th anniversary. I lived in New York City’s Washington Heights on the Hudson River and I vividly remember watching the fleet of international tall ships, many historic recreations, sail up the Hudson past my home. We were all reading Gore Vidal’s historical novel 1876 which was on the best seller list, watching the Bicentennial Minutes on CBS, and excited that the Smithsonian had just opened the Air and Space Museum.

By Lori Perkins Juneteenth means more this year than any other year. Much like Pride this year. It really doesn’t matter what nationality or ethnic identity or sexual orientation you have, these are important societal celebrations that we must all participate in if we do believe that all are created equal and entitled to “the pursuit of happiness.” As the author of THE BOOK OF EVERYDAY RESISTANCE, celebrating Juneteenth and Pride is an act of everyday resistance this yea

By Lori Perkins I’ve seen Bruce Springsteen at least seven times (maybe more? At my age, you lose track of time). I always believed that he was best in New Jersey, his native land. But last night at Madison Square Garden surrounded by 20,000 blue voters you could just feel that he was home in a way I’ve never quite felt in the Meadowlands. The concert opened with the Motown Vietnam protest song “War!” followed by “Born in the USA” followed by a powerful jam of his classics.