Dani Alpert
Author Interview - Dani Alpert
Author I draw inspiration from: I draw from several authors. Pema Chodron when I need grounding, Anne Lamott, because, Anne Lamott. David Sedaris, Howard Zinn, Steven Pressfield, Yuval Noah Harari
Author Interview - Dani Alpert
Favorite place to read a book: In bed or the beach
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: Marc Maron
Author Interview - Dani Alpert
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: I’m an accidental author. I tripped and face planted onto my keyboard.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: I love hardback but ebooks are better for the environment.
The last book I read: “She Said” by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
Author Interview - Dani Alpert
Pen & paper or computer: Both. I have a legal pad and a felt tip pen at my disposal, while I’m tapping. Sometimes it’s easier to get thoughts down using pen and paper.
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: This is hard since I don’t read a lot of fiction. I think I could definitely hang with Tina Fey.
Author Interview - Dani Alpert
If I wasn’t an author, I’d be a: I’m already a Pilates instructor and performer so I have my bases covered.
Favorite decade in fashion history: 1960s
Place I’d most like to travel: New Zealand
My signature drink: Champagne
Favorite artist: Cindy Sherman, Streisand, Matthew Bourne
Number one on my bucket list: Create a charitable foundation
Anything else you'd like to add: My debut memoir, “The Girlfriend Mom,” comes out May 5 — but you probably already knew that.
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