- My father, Dr. Lawrence Bonchek, is the editor-in-chief of The Journal of Lancaster General Hospital. There are always interesting medical articles there.
- Gesine Bullock-Prado: Confections of a Closet Master Baker I like everything Gesine touches: her site, her blog, her book, her macaroons (also mentioned on my favorite things page). Also a treat: Gesine’s book trailer: Confections of a Closet Master Baker Trailer Gesine’s new book Sugar Baby is out now. Pie it Forward is coming soon.
- Bethanne Patrick: creator of #fridayreads where you get to find out what everyone is reading
- Aimee Carpenter: Crafty Farm Girl my uber-talented friend Aimee is a farm girl stuck in CT. Here she has cooking, crafts, farm life, thoughts… and gorgeous photos
- Laura Zigman A wonderful writer whose pieces about her mother’s death always remind me of the power of the written word.
- New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly has a wonderful blog and new book out (When Do They Serve the Wine?). Here is a video clip of her talking about women, humor, and change.
- Meredith Gray: NAKED, a documentary about my friend Meredith’s experience with breast cancer and reconstruction. She used the same 2 surgeons I used and the project is beautiful and haunting. Claudia’s images of Meredith will appear in a book next year. The DVD is available now.
- Claudia Hehr, photographer of the NAKED project
- Jennifer Mendelsohn: Clever Title TK
- Delia Cabe: Creative Type
- Judy Clement Wall: Zebra Sounds
- Becky Sain: First Pages
- Kathleen Nolan: A Longer Letter Later
- Claudine Jalajas
- Ann Gregory: Ann’s Fight Ann has had 2 bone marrow transplants for leukemia. Her gorgeous smile and endless determination and resilience will inspire you. She’s dear to me.
- Marilyn Naron: Simmer Till Done Gorgeous photos and delicious food. What else do you need?
- Tara Dublin: Tara’s Rants and Raves
- My Twitter friend Lisa’sAmid Privilege
- The Scar Project Photographer David Jay’s visual portrayal of young women diagnosed with breast cancer.
- Beyond the Margins is a great resource for writers and book-lovers
- Julia Arstorp is the talented photographer who took the black and white photos of my family that appear on my site.
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