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Elena Bowes

New York-London design & culture writer of a certain vintage looking for meaning and wholeness in life

Commissions

Personal Essays  •  Author Interviews  •  Other  •  All

The Ethel: The One Item This Woman Will Never Wear Again

26: Interview with Yael van der Wouden- The Safe Keep

26: Interview with Annabel Monaghan – It’s a Love Story

The Ethel: How I’m Competing With My Ex-Husband for Our Grandchildren’s Affection

The Ethel: At 62, I Sometimes Still Want to Be ‘Hot’ and Feel Desired

26: Interview with Lynda Cohen Loigman

26: Interview with Neroli Lacey

26: Interview with Anastasia Rubis

26: Interview with Michael Cecchi-Azzolina

26: Interview with Rufi Thorpe

The Ethel: The 7 C’s You Need if You Want to Find Mr. Right

26: Interview with Alison Espach

26: Interview with Dawn Tripp

The Ethel: Why Does My Husband Give Me Nothing for Birthdays?

26: Interview with Ann Leary

The Ethel: Revealed! The Truth About Being a Long-Distance Grandparent

26: Interview with Ruth Reichl

26: Interview with Clare Pooley

26: Interview with Annabel Monaghan

26: Interview with Holly Gramazio

26: Interview with Elizabeth Fremantle

26: Interview with Lyn Slater

26: Interview with Adrienne Brodeur

26: Interview with Elinor Lipman

26: Interview with Brittany Means

The Ethel: The Woes and Blessings of Being a Grandmother

26: Interview with Dani Shapiro

26: Interview with Leigh McMullan Abramson

26: Interview with Will Schwalbe

26: Interview with Alisha Fernandez Miranda

Annabel & Grace: Annabel & Grace

26: Interview with Rebecca Makkai

The Ethel: How You Can Make All Kinds of Friends After 60

26: Interview with Amy Poeppel

26: Interview with Mary Laura Philpott

26: Interview with Jeannie Zusy

The Ethel: How My Mother’s Dementia Has Made Us So Much Closer

26: Interview with Samantha Chang

26: Interview with Clare Pooley

26: Interview with Annabel Monaghan

26: Interview with Adrienne Brodeur

26: Interview with Wajahat Ali

26: Interview with Qian Julie Wang

26: Interview with Lisa Napoli

26: Interview with Alexander Nemerov

26: Interview with Elise Valmorbida

26: Interview with Francine Russo

CTC&G: Above & Beyond

26: Interview with Jasmin Darznik

House & Garden: Kindred Spirit

Galerie: Idyll Pursuits

26: Interview with Liese O’Halloran Schwarz – What Could Be Saved

26: Interview with Susie Yang

26: Interview with Lily King

26: Interview with William Kent Krueger

26: Interview with Margot Livesey

26: Interview with Debra Jo Immergut

26: Interview with Sue Miller

26: Interview with Maggie Doherty

House & Garden: Force of nurture

26: Interview with Erica Bauermeister

26: Interview with Laura Zigman

26: Interview with Curtis Sittenfeld

26: Interview with Lori Gottlieb

26: Interview with Andrew Lownie

House & Garden: Mario Buatta

26: Interview with Lisa Taddeo

CTC&G: Local Flavor

Milieu: An English Story

26: Interview with Geraldine Brooks

CTC&G: A Summer Place

CTC&G: Bell Island Beauty

Architectural Digest: The Insider’s Shopping Guide to London

26: Interview Anne Griffin

CTC&G: Sixth Sense

The Possible World

26: Interview with Liese O’Halloran Schwarz – The Possible World

26: Interview with Claire Tomalin

26: Interview with Randi Epstein MD

CTC&G: Revolutionary Ideas

Town & Country: Annabel’s, London’s Most Famous Club, Is Auctioning off its Iconic Decor

Architectural Digest: Tour a Quaint New England Village That’s Been Turned into a Sculpture Gallery

26: Interview with Adam Baron

The Women’s Room: The Women’s Room Blog

26: Interview with Amor Towles

Sotheby’s: Agnes Gund: Art for Good

CCT: Columbia College Today

Tate Etc.: Tate Modern

Travel & Leisure: Travel & Leisure

26: Interview with Celeste Ng

City Secrets: Literary City Guide to London

1stdibs: 1stdibs

26: Interview with Michael Bristow

26: Interview with Peter James

Indagare: Q&A with Ikena Carreira

Indagare: Alfresco London: 7 Summer Hot Spots

Indagare: Uruguayan Escape

Indagare: Claridge’s London Hotel in Mayfair: Exclusive Review