Pride and Perseverance (2013) — back page essay on Barbara Pym
Importing Italian Cuisine (2011) — back page essay on Elizabeth David
What It Means to Be Middle Aged (2012) — review of In Our Prime, by Patricia Cohen
At Home with Susan Sontag (2011)– review of Sempre Susan, by Sigrid Nunez
Domestic Goddess (2006) — review of The Short Life and Long Times of Isabella Beeton, by Kathryn Hughes