Jardine Libaire – författare

A novel of New York by the critically acclaimed author of White Fur   Lee is at a tender and dangerous breaking point: she’s not a kid anymore but still acting like one. She wants to be an artist, but her rent-paying SoHo restaurant job has taken over, and the late nights at strip clubs and afterhours joints have gone from joyful and crazy to just plain crazy. She’s not alone among the chaotic souls of late-90s Williamsburg, Brooklyn—we root for her to grow up but she avoids reality, burying her fears in vintage Dior dresses, bad cocaine, cheeseburgers, and whiskey.       Things slide downhill when she accepts money from her older boyfriend Yves, something she swore she’d never do, until she was being evicted. Meanwhile, Kelly—a new bartender with homemade tattoos and a murky past—shows up on the scene.   Lee can be both narcissistic and earnest as she leads us through dark, glittering underworlds of New York City. Libaire’s voice, like her heroine, is tough, elegant, and full of dreams. Here Kitty Kitty is an unforgettably vivid portrait of a woman finding her way at the turn of the twenty-first century.

A sober hedonist's guide to living a decadent, wild, and soulful life--alcohol-free.In a culture where sipping "rosé all day" is seen as the epitome of relaxation, "grabbing a drink" the only way to network; and meeting at a bar the quintessential "first date," many of us are left wondering if drinking alcohol really is the only way to cultivate joy and connection in life.Jardine Libaire and Amanda Eyre Ward wanted to live spontaneous and luxurious lives, to escape the ordinary and enjoy the intoxicating. Their drinking, however, had started to numb them to the present moment instead of unlocking it. Ward was introduced to Libaire when she first got sober. As they became friends, the two women talked about how they yearned to create lives that were Technicolor, beautifully raw, connected, blissed out, and outside the lines . . . but how? In The Sober Lush, Libaire and Ward provide a road map for living a lush and sensual life without booze. This book offers ideas and instruction for such nonalcoholic joys as:  •  The allure of "the Vanish," in which one disappears early from the party without saying goodbye to a soul, to amble home under the stars  •  The art of creating zero-proof cocktails for all seasons  •  Having a fantastic first date while completely sober  •  A primer on setting up your own backyard beehive, and honey tastingsFor anyone curious about lowering their alcohol consumption or quitting drinking altogether, or anyone established in sobriety who wants inspiration, this shimmering and sumptuous book will show you how to keep indulging in life even if you stop indulging in alcohol.

'A love story of equal parts grit and glamour'Vanessa Diffenbaugh, author of The Language of FlowersFor Elise and Jamey, real love is not all hearts and flowers. It's gritty, transgressive, and infuriating. Jamey belongs to New York's elegant, ferocious elite, and feels 'owned' by his privileged background; Elise is from a mixed-race family and is uncensored, brave, idiosyncratic. They meet by chance and the bond is instant, but the situation quickly spins out of control.Set against the technicolour landscape of mid-80s New York, White Fur is a tale of money, class, sex and family; it questions what we will do to be free, and what it means to love like we might die tomorrow.'Brilliantly written and deeply felt'Philipp Meyer, author of The Son'[The] poet laureate of late nights and young love'Ada Calhoun, author of St Marks is Dead

Als Elise Perez an einem trostlosen Winternachmittag in New Haven den Yale-Studenten Jamey Hyde kennenlernt, ahnt keiner, dass hier und jetzt ihrer beider Schicksal besiegelt wird. Was als obsessive Affäre beginnt, wird zu einer alles verändernden Liebe. Doch Elise ist halb Puerto-Ricanerin, ohne Vater und Schulabschluss aufgewachsen, und Jamey der Erbe einer reichen Familie. Wie weit sind sie bereit zu gehen?

Alkohol verspricht Genuss und Geselligkeit. Bedeutet nicht mehr zu trinken also Askese und Langeweile? Weit gefehlt, wie uns dieses Buch so wunderbar zeigt. Die selbstbestimmte Entscheidung, nicht mehr zu trinken, verbessert nicht nur unsere Gesundheit, sie ist lebensverändernd. Kein Verzicht, sondern mehr – mehr Freiheit, Selbstbewusstsein und kreative Entfaltung. Und vor allem: mehr Lebensfreude für starke Frauen.