May Ball, 1894
Apr 12
Join me 119 years ago in the Paris ballroom of the Duke and Duchess de Gramont, where Consuelo Vanderbilt is making her “social début.”
In Season
Apr 5
It’s poetry season for me. Here’s an old one.
What Drives Her Crazy
Mar 25
Gay marriage. It’s in the news. My character Valerie Drummond, the 73 year-old Anglo-Irish countess living in New York, had an opinion on that back in 1993.
Life Lessons from Book 3
Mar 8
Epigrams and aphorisms are making a comeback, going by the nonfiction best sellers. Here’s a fresh look at the state of things from Sylvie, Book Three in the Tabou quintet, now available for all eReaders.
Translating Sex
Feb 2
Translating sex? What’s not to get excited about?
January Reading
Jan 9
Where’s the Homer of lesbian love, the Tolstoy of lesbian love? Where’s the Maurice of lesbian love? Where’s the Joyce or the Proust of lesbian love?
Adventures in Translating
Nov 24
I’ve begun a new literary adventure, and I look forward to sharing it with you in the year to come. I’ll be translating the raucous biography of an incredible woman, Élisabeth de Gramont, from French into English.
All For Love
Nov 13
Tabou in a nutshell.
My Painterly Sister Weatherly
Oct 3
Check out the new paintings by my sister, Weatherly Stroh.
From the Desk of…
Sep 3
Here’s what’s on my desk at the moment. What’s on yours?