Raquel Laneri Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Raquel Laneri

"Empty virtue repels me." - Helen Weinzweig from the amazing "Basic Black With Pearls"

Raquel Laneri

V.C. Andrews - the *mind* behind teen incest trash classic “Flowers in the Attic” - was herself a character out of a gothic horror romance. Wrote about her Lifetime Original Movie-worthy life, now the subject of a new biography https://nypost.com/2022/03/12/flowers-author-vc-andrews-life-was-as-creepy-as-her-novels/

Raquel Laneri

Recommend Sarah Ruhl's beautiful new book "Smile: The Autobiography of a Face," abt her struggles with Bell's palsy but also motherhood, beauty, connection, communication & all the mundane things we take for granted that make life worth living 💔https://t.co/dAtGChvYIM

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Raquel Laneri

I laughed out loud several times walking through the new Costume Institute show - I mean that as a compliment! Such wit and pizzazz and a real sense of fun that made me think of the old Vreeland shows I’ve read so much about. Plus lots of great clothes!!

Raquel Laneri

@parabasis Julian Barnes' THE SENSE OF AN ENDING (quietly devastating!) Recently watched MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO w/ my 3yo (we loved it!) & now playing the score w/ an orchestra (fun!) And though I watched it months ago, I still can't stop thinking about Almodóvar's PARALLEL MOTHERS!!!

Raquel Laneri

@theprophetpizza Rachel, have you ever read Melissa Holbrook Pierson’s “The Perfect Vehicle”? I think you may love it (read it many years ago but have been meaning to pick it up again) https://t.co/KhrewogZky

Raquel Laneri

I had so much fun talking w/ HOUSE OF GUCCI designer Janty Yates for the NY Post that I put the transcript online. Read on for the skinny on Jeremy Irons' pashmina, recreating Tom Ford's iconic 1995 show, & why she can't look at a Gucci label anymore http://raquel-laneri.squarespace.com/blog/2021/11/28/7mfb8fszjnrtklrv36oe4hrit0na0o

Raquel Laneri

Such a fun book! Recommended if you like: "Vanity Fair" (the Thackeray novel), Antonia Fraser's/Sofia Coppola's "Marie Antoinette," secret marriages, loutish aristos, public fainting, bitchy pen pals, Catherine the Great, jewels https://twitter.com/CatherineOstler/status/1500448369789050884

Raquel Laneri

@_megconley @alissamarie @KosherSoul Laurie Colwin's "Home Cooking", Tamar Adler's "Everlasting Meal", Phyllis Grant's "Everything Is Under Control"

Raquel Laneri

@_megconley @alissamarie @KosherSoul Laurie Colwin's "Home Cooking", Tamar Adler's "Everlasting Meal", Phyllis Grant's "Everything Is Under Control"