Claire Cook: A Passport to Reinvention from the Late-Blooming Author of Must Love Dogs
At 50, after several careers, Claire Cook attended the premiere of Must Love Dogs, an adaptation of her second book. Here’s her advice on beginning again.
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Diana Nyad: A Long-Distance Swimmer Triumphs Over Sharks and Jellyfish at Age 64
Diana Nyad was once the greatest long distance swimmer in the world. Then she burned out and didn’t swim a stroke for 30 years. Read about her astounding comeback at age 60!
The Literary Art of Melissa Zink
Melissa Zink left art school in her 20s, a failure in her teacher’s eyes. She couldn’t grasp abstract expressionism, the era’s dominant style. Two decades passed before her creative impulses surfaced again.
Living the Creative Life at Burbank Senior Arts Colony
At the Burbank Senior Artists Colony, budding creatives over age 55 take advantage of art and sculpture studios, a digital film editing lab, an outdoor performance space, and a 45-seat theater.
Do You Know How Tuscany Got Its Name?
They were called the Etruscans, and modern-day Tuscany derives its name from them. Late bloomer Elisabeth Storrs brings them to life in a luminous novel titled “The Wedding Shroud.”
Lindsay Edmunds: Interview with the Author of a Mind-Blowing Sci Fi Novel, Cel & Anna
“A guy and a computer both fall in love with a girl. Interesting times ensue.” Author Lindsay Edmunds’ debut novel is classic, mind-stretching speculative fiction, published at age 58.