Annie Scholl

I’m a Woman Who Loves a Woman, but Don’t Call Me a Lesbian

Originally published in Huff Post Gay Voices 12/05/2013 I’m a writer, a mother, a grandmother, and a woman in love with a woman. But don’t …

Abigail Thomas on Why She Hopes This Is Her Last Memoir

Originally published in HuffPost Books 3/17/15 Brief Interviews is a series in which writers discuss language, literature, and a handful of Proustian personality questions. Abigail …

Magical Times

They’re both Leos, born in the heat of early August. My son, Keegan, almost 28. My grandson, Owen, “mostly” 6, as he likes to say. …

Clare Munn, Maria Bello, Mariska Hargitay

Maria Bello’s Whatever… Love Is Love Lives in the Question

Originally published on HuffPost Books 04/27/15 By Annie L. Scholl She kept them under her bed — a hundred or more journals she had filled …

Maran’s Hilarious Memoir Gives Hope for “Late-Life Reinvention”

[This blog first published on Huffington Post, March 14, 2017.] It’s rare that I start off an author interview with “I f***ing love your book!” …

‘Incredibly Persistent’ Keener Celebrates Newest Novel’s Launch

[This blog first published on Huffington Post, November 13, 2017.] When it comes to books, I lean toward nonfiction—specifically memoir. But there was something about …

Father’s Death Sparks First Book for Mira y Lopez

[This blog first published on Huffington Post, Dec. 21, 2017.] I adore author Abigail Thomas—as a writer, teacher and as a human being. So when she …

Choosing a Path to Peace

On Sunday night, I talked with a family member who voted for Donald Trump. She doesn’t hate or endorse hate. She’s not stupid or ignorant. …

Lessons in a Sunflower

My friend Delise would have been 54 today. But complications of something called Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) took her away when she was just …