Michelle Lerner

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[Michelle Lerner @mjlernercarlson]

@rachsyme It’s like the Roys manifest their insecurities through luxurious no taste. There’s no quirky dash of bad taste.

[Michelle Lerner @mjlernercarlson]

@DanaSchwartzzz This is totally subjective because you never know what will respark it (as all the great answers show!) For me, it’s been Laurie Colwin, MFK Fisher, Hilary Mantel, and Nancy Mitford (The Pursuit of Love or Love in a Cold Climate.)

[Michelle Lerner @mjlernercarlson]

@LauraMLippman Stay at the poshest hotel possible and do exactly as you like. Wander, shop, eat, read. I did this in London last year and it was heaven.

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@cannontekstar @BirdCentralPark Definitely a chickadee! One of the cutest winter visitors!

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@LadyDoctorSays Mostly very tired but thank you for asking!

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@miciahbay Love in a Cold Climate and The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford are about as charming as books can be.

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@espiers We ran into our 4 year old in front of his school last week (on our way to a teacher conference). He doubled over with laughter, looked at us with disbelief, and said “what the HELL are YOU doing here?!”

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@katiemcvay Opposite story! I badly wanted “Sweet Valley High” books for my eleventh birthday. My mother, a librarian, bought me the Complete Works of Jane Austen instead. (I was not happy and did not appreciate this until at least at least ten years later.)

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@rachsyme Harrison Ford is at his absolute best too. It’s a movie for grownups!

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@JoseHernandezDz “But at my back I always hear, Time’s winged chariot hurrying near;”

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For disbelievers in the present tense… Hilary Mantel used it, and there we are in the courtyard, on the ground.

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Speaking of the present tense, here’s the open of Wolf Hall.

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@WinoBradNY At 12:30 today over Central Park near W100th street.

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@heatherdino09 I was an associate producer on a VH1 show where Kevin Bacon was a judge.

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@bjohnsonauthor I love reading favorite book threads, and I can’t resist adding mine: Middlemarch, The Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate (both Nancy Mitford), and Wolf Hall.

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@rachsyme Walking with no purpose is New York City’s best purpose.

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Me: following writers, lit-y people, fashion-y people, food-y people. Twitter: here are some ads about video games, sports, and gambling!

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@_ChrisDeWeese Jane says, “I’m done with Sergio. He treats me like a rag doll.”

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Speaking of the present tense, here’s the open of Wolf Hall.

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@julianalbrandt My history loving 7 year old loves the Jean Fritz books about Madison, Lafayette and Hamilton.

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@HopeWhitmore It’s totally ok! My son was too. He’s 7 and now I only feel bad that I felt bad at the time. The energy isn’t worth it. Fed is best! You’re great!