Author Archives: justinemrubin

Do you remember this show? I do, vaguely. Kids would compete for some kid-approved prize by completing grueling obstacle courses. Inevitably, if they did manage to finish, they would emerge from some sort of tunnel covered in egg yolk, slime, and limp noodles, victorious and eager to accept their booty. The reason I bring upContinue reading “Double Dare: The Brooklyn Version”

    “Anyone who has wondered, ‘Now what?’ about her life will relate to Zoe Fishman’s ebullient and wise novel Balancing Acts. The pages flew by and I was sad when my time with these great characters ended – but not too sad to try some yoga.” – Valerie Frankel, author of Thin Is theContinue reading “Balancing Acts: Reviews”

Zoe Fishman is the critically acclaimed author of Invisible As Air (Morrow, September ’19), the bestselling Inheriting Edith, (Morrow, October ’16), Driving Lessons (Morrow, April ’14), Saving Ruth (Morrow, May ’12) and Balancing Acts (Harper, March ’10). Her books have been translated into Hebrew, German, Italian, Dutch and Polish and are also available in AudioContinue reading “About Zoe Fishman”

Well, here I am. Cup of coffee: check. Sense of purpose: check. Self-consciousness: check. Actually, this is not so different from the way I felt the first time I was in a yoga class — minus the coffee. I had joined a friend who was super into it – mostly because she had been practicingContinue reading ““Yoga People””

Available now! For these four friends, yoga is just the beginning…  Fans of The Friday Night Knitting Club and Girls in Trucks will welcome this charming and moving novel about four women—10 years after their college graduation and in the midst of life crises—who help each other balance their former dreams with their present livesContinue reading “Balancing Acts”