I was surprised and delighted today to read that my book, Seltzertopia, was included in a best book of the year list! Hurrah! Howard Freedman, of the The Jewish News of Northern California, published his piece today: The best Jewish books of 2018: feminism, seltzer, race and beyond. I loveRead More →
This week, Jesse Bernstein of the Jewish Exponent (tagline: What it Means to be Jewish in Philadelphia) reviewed Seltzertopia this week, in “Seltzer History Bubbles with Details“. You can read the full review here or enjoy my loving swipes at it below. I am very appreciative of any publication thatRead More →
I had a lovely conversation with New York Magazine’s The Cut‘s Edith Zimmerman, who worked it into her seltzer opinion piece. Check out the full piece – Seltzer Is and Always Has Been Good – or read my contribution (and the piece’s conclusion) below: I asked seltzer historian Barry Joseph,Read More →
Last week (11.29) I left from work in Manhattan in a rush hour Uber, arrived in Jersey via a tunnel, crawled up the west side of the Hudson, past the George Washington Bridge, through the Palisades (one of my favorite local drives), and arrived *only* a few minutes late toRead More →
I recently traveled to the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island in Providence, Rhode Island, for An Evening of Jewish Renaissance, their annual event offering an evening of cultural events, largely built around authors and their books. It’s wonderful for the community: a one-night invasion of inspiring and fascinating content,Read More →
I recently landed in D.C. at Reagan Airport and grabbed a car to the JCC of Northern Virginia for the next stop on my Seltzertopia Live! tour. Before my GPS could tell me I’d arrive I looked up and found the evidence literally staring right into my face! That wasRead More →
Seltzertopia exists because of the 1001 crazy stories that people told me I had to include in the book. Each one I had to track down. And none were harder to nail down – or more bizarre – than this one: Israel won their War of Independence with seltzer siphons.Read More →
So here I am, in my hotel room in Providence, RI, watching TV, having completed a local book reading last night, getting ready to fly to Fairfax, VA for tonight’s Seltzertopia Live! Then, as my bagel arrived from Food Service, here’s what I watched as I ate it (I haveRead More →
Tonight was amazing – and a bit harrowing! It was “Neither Egg, Nor Cream: The Extraordinary Histories of Seltzer and the Egg Cream” at the American Jewish History Society. It was also in a snow-storm – trees were down – not just branches – a block from the Society, traversingRead More →
Here’s a fun stop-motion jigsaw-puzzle promotion for Seltzertopia, asking the question: Why is seltzer sweeping the nation? Here’s a little background: I discovered this amazing Massachusetts-based puzzle company called Nervous System. They user computer design to make original, fascinatingly complex and intricate jigsaw puzzles. Then I learned you can getRead More →