Last week I was very excited to meet my favorite author of all time – the brilliant and beautiful – Julie Orringer. I feel so fortunate to live in a neighborhood brimming with writers, directors, artists….creatives of all sorts. This was momentous because her first book, a collection of short stories entitled, “How to Breathe Underwater,” resonated so deeply with me. She is an incredibly gifted storyteller. Her collection was a New York Times notable book and was named Book of the Year by the LA Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. If you haven’t read it, I HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend it. I am getting ready to savor her new book, the highly acclaimed, “Invisible Bridge.”
I would be remiss not to mention that she is married to the equally talented writer, Ryan Harty. With genes like this, I can only imagine what baby Jacob has in store. Here are some links to their work and shots from our session, which almost got rained out!
http://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Bridge-Julie-Orringer/dp/1400041163
http://www.amazon.com/How-Breathe-Underwater-Julie-Orringer/dp/1400034361/ref=pd_sim_b_2
http://www.amazon.com/Bring-Saddest-Arizona-Short-Fiction/dp/0877458693
