Marisa Fertitta is a Boston-based writer with a degree in Professional Writing. She’s written every type of writing she can get her hands on—and if she’s not writing (though she usually is), or reading (slowly tackling that “To Be Read” list), you can likely find her scouring a thrift store for the next funky edition to her closet. You can check out what she’s working on next here.
How we define guilt determines who’s paying for it.
Experiences make for the best gifts!
Read your way to some peace of mind.
There’s no better gift than an escape to bygone worlds.
The Earth laughs in flowers, and we laugh in books.
Tackling decreasing literacy rates one book at a time.
Her double life as a physician makes for the eeriest psychological twists.
Books for new fans of a classic series.
Prolific, acclaimed, and multi-faceted: three commonly-used descriptors of Dan Wakefield that any writer would sell their soul to be described as.
Don’t let a lack of a strategy stop you.
Read an excerpt from Iris Apfel’s memoir that is just as authentic and vivacious as she was.
These directors are excellent storytellers, in any medium.
The only thing as important as a good book is a safe place to store it.
If you were looking for a list of books that will revolutionize your worldview, you've found it.
It’s been said that much of her real life was just as tragic as the lives of the protagonists in her debut novel Flowers in the Attic.
Writing so rich makes us wish we could live in Barsetshire too.
Books your psyche will be thrilled to read…see what we did there?
Stoic philosophy is not just for ancient philosophers.
The robust flavors of France cooked from your home kitchen, no plane tickets required.
These picks are definitely “read by the fireplace” worthy.