Thanks for the shout-out, Georgie Girl, http://www.georgiegirlnyc.com/post/6126279933/im-about-halfway-through-rich-boy-by-sharon. You sure have a lot of followers, and I enjoyed the photos and fashion tips.
Also thanks to SuitsbeforeAprons. Glad Rich Boy made your plane trip fly. Here’s the link:http://suitsbeforeaprons.com/topics/books/
It’s finally summer, or almost, and the Rich Boy paperback is out July 13th. Keep an eye out for it, and in the meantime, here’s the new cover. Pretty spiffy, huh? http://www.amazon.com/Rich-Boy-Sharon-Pomerantz/dp/0446563196/ref=tmm_pap_title_0
Great to reconnect with Sandee Brawarsky after some time out of touch. Here’s her New York Jewish Week books column featuring Rich Boy: http://www.thejewishweek.com/arts/books/you_can_take_boy_out_hood
What a crazy, exciting week. First I was in Short Hills, New Jersey, with the wonderful women of Temple Bnai Jeshrun, then I went to Las Vegas for Tribefest, where I was on a panel with writer Josh Braff (author of Peep Show)–we had a great time sharing ideas during our session. Then back to New York for the National Jewish Book Awards where I received my award for Debut Fiction. What a thrill to hear Cythnia Ozick and meet the remarkable Israeli author David Grossman. Thanks to all the friends who came out to see me. Finally, the whirlwind was topped off with an elegant cocktail party in Manhattan, thrown in my honor by the Foundation for Jewish Culture. I met filmmakers, composers, writers, all helped by the foundation’s grants, along with so many supporters and board members who, along with their tireless staff, do so much to support Jewish culture and the arts. I am honored to be part of this dynamic organization. Loved meeting last year’s winner, Joanna Smith Rakoff. I read her novel, A Fortunate Age, in three feverish nights of staying up until 2 a.m. and COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. I continue to recommend it to book clubs whenever I travel.
I had a wonderful time talking about Rich Boy with the young women of the Mishigas book club in Midtown Manhattan. Delicious dinner and lots of great conversation. Thanks for inviting me, ladies, and good luck with your careers and future reading projects! If your book group is thinking of reading Rich Boy and would like me to participate, feel free to email at sharon@sharonpomerantz.com. Even if I can’t always be there in person, I can usually arrange a conference call.
Here’s my answer to the “four questions” from the Foundation for Jewish Culture. So thrilled that Rich Boy won the Goldberg Prize!
Rich Boy is the recipient of this year’s Goldberg Award for debut Fiction from the National Foundation for Jewish Culture. Just heard today. Here are the details: http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/external_links/2010_National_Jewish_Book_Award_PR.pdf
Thanks for all your support of Rich Boy in 2011! Rich Boy was chosen by Entertainment Weekly as one of the ten best novels of the year, and by Booklist as one of the ten best first novels of the year. In 2011, I’ll be making new appearances, including in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will welcome the paperback to bookshelves on July 13th. Hoping you all have a happy and healthy!
Hello out there. It’s been a while since I posted anything. Happy holidays to all!
I passed the Hanukkah holiday with a stomach virus, but got better just time to put in some fun book club visits, including this past week at the Barton Hills Country Club here in Ann Arbor. I met a terrific group of women with great questions (and excellent desserts). They were also collecting books to send overseas to service members. Our troops are often lonely (and bored) this time of year, and far from their families; they can use the diversion of a good story.
This is a time of year for thinking of others. Personally, I give to arts groups because they are always in dire straights during a tough economy. Also, I support food banks and groups like Food Gatherers, a local Ann Arbor organization started by the founders of Zingerman’s. You don’t have to give money–many places are dying for volunteers. I wrote a novel about a character obsessed with wealth–but these days, far too many Americans are just getting from meal to meal.
What a wonderful time I had in Houston, first with the UJA-Federation Business and Professional Women’s group, and then at the Houston JCC, where I did a presentation at their Jewish Book and Arts Fair. Houston is a fantastically friendly city, though I had a head start, thanks to the Kosoy family, friends of many years, who live in the area. It all went very quickly (well, I was there for 48 hours), but I did manage to get in some good Tex-Mex.
Somewhere in between all that, I stopped in at the Houston NPR offices of KUHF to talk with Catherine Lu (who has such a soothing voice–no wonder she’s a radio interviewer). Here’s the link: http://app1.kuhf.org/audiolibrary/101104Pomerantz.mp3