by Cathi Hanauer | Apr 7, 2018
The Female Persuasion, by Meg Wolitzer; In Praise of Difficult Women, by Karen Karbo Meg Wolitzer’s new novel, The Female Persuasion, is dedicated to eight women, several of them famous writers: Nora Ephron, Mary Gordon, and Hilma Wolitzer (who also happens to be her...
by Cathi Hanauer | Dec 12, 2017
We are thrilled to announce our new advice column, Answer Queen, featuring real questions and bold, honest answers about midlife love, sex, marriage, money, family, work, and relationships of all kinds. The questioners will be (drumroll…) you! Please send in...
by Cathi Hanauer | Jun 28, 2017
For a long-married couple, it’s natural, if not downright wise, to give some thought to the state of that marriage as you approach middle age. Are you both in it for the long haul? What are you reaping—and relinquishing —by staying in an institution that just under...
by Cathi Hanauer | Apr 25, 2017
I admit, I went into Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy, Sheryl Sandberg’s new and second book, with a smidgen of bias. Sandberg’s first book, the mega-bestseller Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, had arrived at a time in my...
