ABOUT CINDY ADAMS

Cindy Adams, Columnist, Doglover

Cindy Adams is best known as the author of her daily syndicated column for the New York Post, which she has written since 1981. She has also been a regular contributor to ABC’s Good Morning America.

She has appeared on many other television news and talk shows, including WNBC’s Live at Five, CNN’s Larry King Live, E! Entertainment Network’s Gossip Show and ABC’s Politically Incorrect. She has written several books, is a frequent lecturer, and designs jewelry in her spare time. Until his death in 1999, Cindy Adams was the wife of comedian/New York Post columnist Joey Adams. She lives in New York City with her dog, Jazzy.

The Cindy Adams Questionnaire

What was the book that most influenced your life–and why?
The Bible, because it has given meaning and comfort to the majority of mankind for the last 2000 years, and I am just one small thread in that immense tapestry. And because the chapter on “John” begins: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

What are your 10 favorite books–and why?

  1. The Bible, for reasons already stated.
  2. Clash of the Titans by Richard Hack, the fascinating new dual biography of media titans Rupert Murdoch and Ted Turner, plus a penetrating look at how the news we see every day is controlled and disseminated.
  3. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, whose classic work remains as meaningful today as it was when it was published 50 years ago.
  4. Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy, whose message of hope and healing has been transforming lives for more than a hundred years, including mine. I learned so much from this book.
  5. Act One by Moss Hart, because it was the definitive book on coming of age in the theater.
  6. Every Night, Josephine! By Jacqueline Susann, because it is a love story about the adventures of a pampered little New York dog.
  7. Leadership by Rudy Giuliani, because it captures the spirit of New York at its best.
  8. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, because it remains the greatest story of the American Dream ever told and portrait of an era ever painted.
  9. Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck, because it captures the spirit of traveling throughout our country (and again features a beloved dog).
  10. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold because I am just now loving it.

Favorite films?
Chicago, Chicago, and Chicago.

Favorite music?
Anything but rap.

If you had a book club, what would it be reading–and why?
We would all be reading the New York Post daily, because it is the most important newspaper in America today–even if it’s just because I have a column in it six days a week.

Who are your favorite writers, and what makes their writing special?

  • Frank Rich, William Safire, Evans & Novak, Peggy Noonan, and anyone else who writes under a tight deadline and does consistently excellent work on an almost-daily basis.
  • Alice Sebold is the most important writer to emerge in the new century.
  • Stephen Hawking, because he is one-of-a-kind.
  • Mark Twain, because he was a father of great American humor while at the same time speaking out on important issues.

What are you working on now?
Six days a week I work on my column, the rest of the time I spend supporting my city and my state, and myself.

Give us three “Good to Know” facts about you.

  1. My first job was as a model.
  2. Based on my talent and my proclivity for jokes, everyone said I should be a writer.
  3. My inspiration to write Jazzy was an early editor who knew that I would end up playing nursemaid to a 7-pound dog as my crowning life achievement.

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