by Xianna Michaels | May 1, 2016 | Editorial
As Mother's Day approaches, I'm thinking about my new book, Lily of the Valley—An American Jewish Journey, just published in March. It's about five generations of women pursuing the American Dream and what happens to their connection to observant Judaism as they...
by Xianna Michaels | Apr 3, 2016 | Editorial
There's an old Chinese saying that for every child you lose a tooth. Praise G-d, that has not been my experience! But I do have a saying of my own: that for every grandchild I lose a shoe. I do not mean that I become increasingly doddering and misplace my footwear,...
by Xianna Michaels | Apr 3, 2016 | Editorial
brain So what do Thomas Jefferson, Oscar Hammerstein II and my high school chemistry class have in common? As it turns out, something rather significant, though it took me many years to figure it out. What on earth am I talking about? I'm talking about desks, standing...
by Xianna Michaels | Mar 15, 2016 | Editorial
verse "For the land beyond the Lower East Side And New York's endless stone and steel, Where the other shore was three months' ride— California, where the gold was real. The north was booming, but the southern part Was the place that captured Lily's heart. A place...
by Xianna Michaels | Mar 5, 2016 | Editorial
book design When you open up my new book, Lily of the Valley—An American Jewish Journey, the first thing you see are the endpapers, or fly sheets. As with all hard covered books, these are the folded sheets with one half glued to the inside of the front cover and the...
by Xianna Michaels | Feb 1, 2016 | Editorial
New York Fashion Week 2016 for the Fall fashion preview takes place in New York City from February 11th through the 18th and is one of the major fashion events in the world. From New York it will move on to London, Milan and Paris. During Fashion Week international...
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