Downtime
Alisha Ramos, Harling Ross Anton, Eliza Brooke, Madison Snider Podpirka, Elise HuBook recs and culture favorites, sent weekly to your inbox. Good things worth slowing down for.
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12 Unexpected Summer Reads That Aren’t Necessarily “Beach Reads”
Time for a Downtime Summer Reading List, and we've got some of the best folks in books to offer up their picks.
Reminder: Alisha is currently on maternity leave until the summer. In the meantime, Downtime is edited by Elise Hu. Our full we...
Downtime With: Elise Hu
Guest editing has its privileges — like getting to drop in to share some of my favorite books, food, and comfy shoes for travel.
Note: Alisha is currently on maternity leave until the summer. In the meantime, Downtime is edited by Elise Hu...
A review of the tradwife novel everyone is talking about
Since I shared an Instagram Story earlier this week saying that I “did not like” Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, my DMs have been flooded. Responses ranged from “YES, I don’t get the hype” to “It was meh” to “Really? I loved it!!” Clearly,...
Downtime City Guide: Washington, D.C. (Spring Edition!)
Cherries at the National Arboretum… I mean, come on! Photo: Eliza Brooke
Created in partnership with Sézane and written and edited by .
Before I moved to Washington, D.C., I simply did not understand how beautiful spring could be.
That s...
An interview with Rufi Thorpe, author of "Margo's Got Money Troubles"
Have you started watching Margo's Got Money Troubles (out now on Apple TV)? What do you think? I was already a huge fan of Elle Fanning, but consider me a newly minted member of the Michelle Pfeiffer fan club. Also, the soundtrack is soooo...
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Writer, editor, avid reader, and mom to two cute, tiny humans. I primarily write about books, with a sprinkle of fashion on the side. Longtime media/tech person and founder before this. Living in D.C.
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