Books

By author and composer Sandy Wilbur, along with painter Kimberley Ray, comes the adorable new book Goodnight My Honey Bunnies which tells the story in vivid color and beautiful detail of how two young curious bunnies explore nearby fields, woods, and ponds, while their Mama is away. They discover all sorts of creatures big and small before finding themselves quite lost. As night...

Author Laurie Gelman celebrated the launch of her debut book, Class Mom: A Novel, with an appearance at East Hampton Library's 13th Annual Authors Night Benefit, as well as a soiree with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at the home of Deana and Steve Hanson in East Hampton, NY. One of the most anticipated events of the summer, Gelman was one...

The National Association of Professional Women (NAPW), led by lawyer and journalist Star Jones, hosted an exclusive NAPW Power Networking Event at Midtown Loft and Terrace last week, and the power women showed. Featuring keynote speaker Jean Shafiroff, a prominent philanthropist, socialite and author of Successful Philanthropy: How to Make a Life by What You Give – a guide to modern philanthropy, the...

Lovely couple Barbara and Donald Tober held an intimate soiree for G.A. Mudge, author and photographer of the books,  Alice in Central Park - Statues in Wonderland and Two Alice Statues in Central Park, at The Lotos Club. Mr. Mudge, joined by wife Sis Mudge, spoke briefly of the Alice In Wonderland statue in memory of Margarita Delacorte as members of the Delacorte family, looked on. Also there was Jeffrey Spring of...

Maria Menounos best known as an on-air correspondent for NBC’s ‘Access Hollywood’ and ‘Today’ is spreading her wings. The actress/journalist/host who first started out in beauty pageants, has an overall deal with NBC Universal to act in films and TV, and is now a best-selling NY Times author with new book “The EveryGirl’s Guide to Life” hitting #3 on...

Check out a panel discussion and launch event to celebrate the publication of Daniel Kane's "Do You have a Band?": Poetry and Punk Rock in New York City, with Gillian McCain (co-author, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk) and Marvin Taylor (Head of Special Collections & Fales Library). Thursday, September 7, at 7PM at New York University...

TV Personality, Today Show and US Magazine contributor and Fashion Expert Jill Martin suggests the following websites for cool and unique items. They include an at home DJ Kit, a cool retro camera, and ready to serve homemade hors d’oeuvres delivered to your home. These are really cool, check them out. Also look for Fashion For Dummies, Jill’s answer...

Looking fabulous, actress Laura Prepon had a book signing at Barnes & Noble in Los Angeles for her new health book The Stash Plan. Most recently wowing us in Neflix' Orange is the New Black, the That 70's Show alum partnered up with integrative nutritionist Elizabeth Troy, and together they came up with a 21 day plan combining the latest on...

Josie Natori hosted a cocktail party to celebrate Joseph Cicio's first book Friends* *Bearing Gifts at the Club Room in The Lowell Hotel. The book emphasizes the importance of relationships, and is a reflection on a life filled with warmth, beauty, and ultimately exceptional memories. Lauren Bacall, Prince Charles, Audrey Hepburn, and Joan Rivers are just a few of the cherished relationships chronicled in this new...

Ever wonder about all the various statues in New York's iconic and fabulous Central Park? Well, wonder no more and check out amateur historian and photographer, G.A. (Moby) Mudge, author of Alice in Central Park - Statues in Wonderland. The author, a distinguished lawyer for thirty years now retired, took every photo in the book, and has uncovered facts and stories about these statues that even the Central...