Born in London, Toinette Lippe has had a long and distinguished career in publishing. In 1964 she came to New York City "for a year," worked at Simon and Schuster for three years, and then at Alfred A. Knopf as reprint rights director and editor for thirty-two years. In 1989, while still at Knopf, she founded Bell Tower, an imprint devoted to books that nourish the soul, illuminate the mind, and speak directly to the heart. Since 2000 she has continued as editorial director of Bell Tower, in addition to writing and studying Chinese brushpainting. Her first book, Nothing Left Over: A Plain and Simple Life, was published in 2002. She lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

Books by Toinette Lippe

Caught in the Act: Reflections on Being, Knowing, and Doing

by Toinette Lippe

This is a literate and deeply felt meditation that illuminates the truth of who we are. We all hold deep-seated beliefs about three essential elements of our lives: what we do (and are not willing to do); what we know (and are certain that we don't know); and what we are (and are not). We invest each of these activities with our life force and yet we are so close to them we cannot see them clearly.