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9780821258309

Leap Days Chronicles of a Midlife Move

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  • ISBN13:

    9780821258309

  • ISBN10:

    0821258303

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-10-10
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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Summary

Katherine Lanpher, whose essays have appeared in the New York Times and More magazine, officially moved to Manhattan on a leap day, transferring from a rooted life in the Midwest to a new job, a new city, and a new sense of who she was. But re-invention is a tricky business and starting over in the middle of life isn't for the feint of heart. Katherine Lanpher's short essay on her first six months in New York--"A Manhattan Admonition" was published last August in the New York Times op-ed page and remained on their list of most e-mailed stories for weeks. Now she has written a book chronicling how her past life and loves have prepared her for unexpected discoveries in her new home. Lanpher looks back on her marriage, her early days in newspapers, and her childhood in the Midwest. And, with startling insight, she examines her new world--how beauty is defined in New York, how the landscape differs from the Midwest, and how good food and books have been constants in her life. The tone of her essays mixes the emotional depth of Anna Quindlen with the quirky wit of David Sedaris.

Author Biography

Katherine Lanpher was most recently the co-host on "The Al Franken Show." Her writing has appeared in The New York Times and More magazine, as well as several regional newspapers. She hosts "Liberal Arts," a performance and interview show for Air America that features a diverse roster of artists and writers. Before her midlife move she was the host of Minnesota Public Radio's Midday Show.

Table of Contents

Flying Lessons 3(11)
What Iowa Did to Manhattan 14(15)
Truth and Beauty in New York 29(15)
Hunger 44(20)
Landscapes 64(15)
Hearts 79(16)
Astronauts 95(14)
Heaven 109(13)
That Girl 122(14)
Newspaper Days 136(14)
On Reading 150(15)
Housebound 165(17)
Voice Lessons 182(19)
Iron and Clay 201(18)
On Location 219(10)
Acknowledgments 229

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