Betsy RobinsonFinding Peace + Cats on a Pole (new novel)Available for preorder wherever you buy books and e-books. (On sale July 2nd.)1 min read·5 days ago----
Betsy RobinsonBut Where Will We Live?Inspired by “From the River to the Sea” Movement2 min read·Apr 23, 2024----
Betsy RobinsonReview: James by Percival EverettJames is the 22nd book I read by Percival Everett. When I was at book #18, I met the man when he spoke on a panel here in NYC where I live…4 min read·Mar 26, 2024----
Betsy RobinsonPeace Lovers UniteLast night was the second time in my life that I’ve gone to a synagogue. I’m an Ashkenazi Jew ethnically, but was not raised in any…3 min read·Mar 23, 2024----
Betsy RobinsonReview: Our Hidden Conversations by Michele NorrisOur Hidden Conversations is an almost 3 lb., 9.5x7.75-inch, 471-page world of all of us. I didn’t believe I could finish it in the space of…4 min read·Mar 9, 2024----
Betsy RobinsonWomen Holding Things Holds MeMy friend Gretchen gave me treasure: Maira Kalman’s paintings and text, Women Holding Things. I was paging through as slowly as possible to…2 min read·Feb 24, 2024----
Betsy RobinsonHow “Merrily We Roll Along”Yesterday I went to a 1:00 matinee of Merrily We Roll Along. It was wonderful as only Stephen Sondheim played by actors at the top of their…3 min read·Feb 15, 2024----
Betsy RobinsonAdvanced Reading Copy Available to Reader/Reviewers of Dystopian FictionAmphibian Press is publishing a new anthology of dystopian, Queer, diverse stories called Playing with a Full Deck (pub date 1/20/24 when…2 min read·Jan 11, 2024----
Betsy RobinsonThe Story of an Unknown SaintLittle did I know almost 30 years ago that my “money job” would render one of the most important experiences of love and altruism in my…1 min read·Dec 20, 2023----
Betsy RobinsonLEARNING TO THRIVE primer — Free PDFI published this trauma-healing primer, inspired by Mary Trump’s book The Reckoning: Our Nation’s Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal.1 min read·Dec 7, 2023----