Jacquelin Cangro

My first book, The Subway Chronicles: Scenes from Life in New York, was published by Penguin/Plume. It's a collection of essays about the crazy, sad, thoughtful things that can happen riding the New York City subway system. I've finished my first novel titled We Happy Few, a coming of age story set during WWII. My latest WIP takes place in France between the wars.

In the meantime, I post my random thoughts on my blog: http://jacquelincangro.wordpress.com. Things like:

I live in Brooklyn, NY, in a 5th floor walk-up. You might think this keeps me in shape. It doesn't.

The best movie ending ever is Cinema Paradiso. Hands down.

I keep a stack of books near my bedside that I'd like to read, but couldn't possibly finish in a lifetime. Right now I'm working on TransAtlantic by Colum McCann. From time to time I post book reviews and other writerly thoughts.

The red velvet cake from Cake Man Raven makes me very happy; if you're ever in New York City, get yourself a slice. You won't be sorry.

Sometimes I edit other people's novels. I like it, my rates are reasonable and people tell me that I'm pretty good at it. If you've got some pages floating around, send me a message.

My dog, an English Springer Spaniel, was adopted from the NY ACC. He does goofy things. I write about them.

One of my goals is to figure how to live more deliberately, like one of my heroes, Henry David Thoreau. In fact, I have a section on this blog called SHINE to share amazing things people are doing to follow their passions and make their communities a better place. If you know someone who is Shine-worthy, please send me a message.