Things To Read

Jessica Sepel’s Second Book outlines an eight week plan to change your diet and life.  A great plan.  So Suzy Says.

All of us have heard about Marie Kondo’s Tidying Up manifesto … now that I’ve read it thanks to my muse June, I can vouch as to why it remains a bestseller. Orderly environs do encourage more orderly thinking.  Clean well, my friends.  So Suzy Says.  

Is It All in Your Head? is neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan’s exploration of psychosomatic disorders. Told through  case studies O’Sullivan has written an insightful and compassionate story that validates all illness.  Regardless of its root, your malady is real. A worthy read.  So Suzy Says.

Please check out my So Suzy Says Facebook page where I was live with my great friend Louden Clear.  He’s  so much more than a “male gossip” he’s tapped into what’s hot in Hollywood, versed in gossip and quality content from the East Coast to West Coast and beyond 90210!  Did I mention he’s a great … Continue Reading

Over a ten year period, Byron Katie became increasingly depressed, and sank further into rage, despair, and even thoughts of suicide. Finally,one morning, she woke up in a state of joy, filled with the realization of how her own suffering had ended. The freedom of that realization has never left her, and now in  Loving What … Continue Reading

Hunt Slonem’s gorgeous coffee table book, When Art Meets Design, shows how he pairs vintage furniture with contemporary art to create spectacular spaces.  My muse /boss Elizabeth Lamont of Room At The Beach has the same ability to create magical spaces by combining seemingly disparate elements which, after she’s done with a space, look like they couldn’t exist … Continue Reading

Genevieve Shaw Brown is an ABC News Reporter and mother of three who discovered that once she started treating herself as well as she treated her children the whole family was much happier.  Find out how you can do it too in her book, The Happiest Mommy You Know.  Wise words within.  So Suzy Says.

Taking a gig as the first Check-In Girl at Hollywood’s Guitar Center, journalist Taylor Van Arsdale was given a front row seat to the parade of dreamers, druggies and misfits that came flocking to the iconic LA store. Read this book and experience the heady 1980s without the liver damage.  So Suzy Says.  

Fashion journalist Booth Moore has created the ultimate,  insider’s shopping guide that will take you to the best emporiums everywhere.  A great guide.  So Suzy Says.

This book is an easy guide to healing yourself.  Thanks. to my  my friend, designer Mary Alice Haney, for the superb recommendation.  So Suzy Says. 

In The Living Clearly Method Hilaria Baldwin outlines five, simple principles; Perspective, Breathing, Grounding, Balance, and Letting Go that will enable you to flow through any situation with the beautiful union of mind, body, and spirit. I’m a fan – and think that you will be too.  So Suzy Says.

Huffington Post Co-founder Arianna Huffington’s latest book, The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life One Night at a Time shows the perils of sleep deprivation and how to fight them.  Great bedside reading.   Sweet dreams.  So Suzy Says.

Like a dinner party in a book Heart to Table outlines how to prop for guests and what to serve ’em.  Includes easy-to-follow recipes and some great wine pairings too. Andiamo a mangiare. So Suzy Says.

Well known fashion writer William Norwich’s latest work, My Mrs. Brown, is the story of a woman of a certain age who travels to New York City in search a perfect dress… that represents so much more than a great frock.  A fun, fashionable read.  So Suzy Says.

La La Land, the must-see feel good movie of the season.  See it with someone you love.  So Suzy Says.

I just bought this sweet book by William Thomas Thach for my daughter.  The Girl Who Saved Christmas is  a beautiful reminder of the power of forgiveness.  So Suzy Says.

Ina Garten’s cooking for those she loves helped her develop her love of cooking — and a career.  See some of the meals that she’s shared with her hubby throughout their 48 year marriage in her latest Barefoot Contessa offering; Cooking for Jeffrey.  So Suzy Says.

Best selling author Rachel Simmons shares the exercises she uses in her work with girls, parents, and educators in The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence.   Within its pages you’ll find  a catalog of practical strategies to foster girls’ assertiveness, resilience, and integrity. At the core of Simmons’s radical argument … Continue Reading

Despite the soul crushing hardships Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have endured they are two of the most joyful people on the planet. How? Well, in April 2015 during a week of conversations, they shared intimate stories and insights which they now share with us in this … Continue Reading