They also taught me the elements of good storytelling, because I read them over and over, and analyzed them. They made this misplaced Southern California girl believe New York City was the most enchanted place in the world, the place where everything happens, which I still believe is true. The list begins with every great children’s book set in Manhattan, including A Cricket in Times Square, Freaky Friday and From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. What books would you say have made the biggest impression on you, especially starting out? The most memorable novel I’ve read in the past six months is The Plague by Albert Camus-definitely not a beach read. On deck is American Pastoral by Philip Roth, because my dad just finished it and recommended it.
I’m in the middle of The Last Life by Claire Messud, about a French-American teenager in Algeria whose life goes to pieces after her grandfather shoots at one of her friends. My first two novels are romantic comedies, but when reading for pleasure, I crave darkness and intensity. My version is set in New York during the new Gilded Age-the decade between 19, before the economic collapse. I don’t want to give too much away, but it’s based on a classic American novel. I am working on a novel of manners that’s more literary and ambitious than my first two. Now, Lauren, what is the next or current book you are working on? She lives in New York City and in Litchfield County, Conn., where Mating Rituals of the North American WASP is set. She began her career at the Los Angeles Times. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, In Style Weddings, Martha Stewart Weddings, Forbes Woman and many other publications, and on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. She is also a freelance journalist who specializes in lifestyle, fashion, business and trend stories.
Lauren Lipton is the author of two novels, It’s About Your Husband and Mating Rituals of the North American WASP. Maybe your publicist can tell us just who is Lauren Lipton? Thank you for doing this interview while I have THE MATING RITUALS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN WASP on Tour. Welcome to BOOKIN’ WITH BINGO Lauren Lipton.
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