Frances Katz
I'm a journalist.
Writer, journalist, bookblogger at Ploughshares. Pianist, NYC expat, sometime globetrotter. Specialties include pop culture, books, law,food, film, travel and television. Want to see more? Ask!
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Nora Ephron and the Lost Art of Magazine Writing
It’s my opinion that Nora Ephron never should have left journalism. Sure there was a lot more money to be made writing and directing major motion pictures like When Harry Met Sally or Sleepless in Seattle, but Ephron had a gift for magazine writing. She had the kind of personal style some writers attend pricey retreats and workshops to acquire. She didn’t just interview her subjects–she brought you into their various worlds and gave you room to explore every corner to your heart’s content.
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Catapult | Is Your TV Turned On?| Frances Katz
Catapult: Is Your TV Turned On? True stories from the Cable Trenches.
USA TODAY
pastemagazine.com
Life-Changing Cookbooks: Around My French Table.
I was already on the other side of 30 when I realized I didn’t have a signature dish. Then I got the book that changed everything.
Ploughshares
Re-Reading the '80s: NEUROMANCER by William Gibson
Re-Reading the '80s: NEUROMANCER by William Gibson
pastemagazine.com
Buzz and Backlash: A Short History of Pepsi's Bleeding Edge ...
Buzz and Backlash: A Short History of Pepsi's Bleed...
Ploughshares
Re-reading the ´80s: The Little Drummer Girl
Navigating through the hairpin twists and turns in le Carré novels is always fun and almost always challenging.
pastemagazine.com
Dine and Date (and Resist!) in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is a perfect place for progressive lovebirds to bond over shared ideals and delicious food
New York Post
Every drink you need for a chic, boozy Oscar party at home
Every drink you need for a chic, boozy Oscar party ...
Ploughshares
Re-reading the ´80s: The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club is more than a book about mothers and daughters,
Ploughshares
Re-Reading the '80s: Bright Lights, Big City
Re-Reading the '80s: Bright Lights, Big City
Ploughshares
Carefully Chosen Words: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Vladimir Nabokov
Carefully Chosen Words: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Vla...
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To Play the Queen: Will Victoria Make Jenna Coleman the Next Great British Actress? :: TV :: Features :: Victoria :: Paste
To Play the Queen: Will Victoria Make Jenna Coleman...