A Dark, Minimalist Tale: Postpartum on Upper West Side

A Mouthful of Air , by Amy Koppelman. MacAdam/Cage, 212 pages, $23.

Two years ago, I was giddily anticipating motherhood. Yet when my son burst into a fluorescent world, wailing, I sank into darkness. I saw the baby as an intruder, kidnapper of my husband, spoiler of my wonderfully uncluttered life. Dutifully I ooh Read More

May 22 – May 29, 2002

Wednesday 22th

Get out your paddles, ladies! The personal effects of the late Carrie Donovan ( New York Times fashion journalist turned Old Navy spokeswoman who was, by all accounts, just a big old hoot ) go on the block today at the scandal-free William Doyle Galleries. “As Karl Lagerfeld said, she was 100 percent Read More