MJ Hanley-Goff
Author
MJ Hanley-Goff has written for Long Island’s daily paper, Newsday, the Times Herald-Record, Orange Magazine, and Hudson Valley magazine. She did a stint as editor for the Hudson Valley Parent magazine, and contributed stories to AAA’s Car & Travel, and Tri-County Woman. After completing a novel and a self-help book, she now offers writing workshops and book coaching to first time authors, and essay coaching to high school students.
LATEST
‘I Have This Thing for Flowers’: A Memoir as a Garden of Flowers
Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn’s essays celebrate her life using flowers as a metaphor for life, love, and lessons.
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‘You With the Sad Eyes’: Christina Applegate’s Courage Shines Through
In an intimate memoir, the television actress recounts how she dealt with personal trials.
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‘The Missing Child’: A Son’s Search for His Mother’s Hidden History
Paul T. O’Connor uncovers the life his mother led, and the life she could have had.
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‘David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God’: A Musician’s Quest
One needn’t be a Bowie fan to appreciate the musician’s quest to answer life’s hard question, as explored in Peter Ormerod’s biography.
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‘The Land and Its People’: An Eye for the Ordinary
David Sedaris’ collection of essays is funny, whether poking fun at family, friends, or Manhattan scaffolding.
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When Fantasy Turns Fatal: ‘London Falling’
The disturbing truth of a troubled young man who built a make-believe life.
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Thinking About Thinking: A Review of ‘A World Appears’
Michael Pollan’s ‘Journey Into Consciousness’ is relevant to everyone.
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‘The Peaceful Sleeper’: Giving Baby the Best Rest
Chrissy Lawler offers a compassionate guide to baby sleep that makes sense.
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‘Art Cure’: Why the Arts Really Matter
Author Daisy Fancourt provides scientific evidence why art should be considered the fifth pillar of health.
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‘Finally Hopeful’: From Symptoms to Solutions
James Greenblatt offers common sense solutions to the conversation about depression.
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