Episode 14 - Bianca Bosker

Most people refer to Bianca Bosker as the New York Times best-selling author of Cork Dork and, most recently, Get the Picture.

I refer to Bianca as the most self-assured writer alive who doesn’t mind putting herself in vulnerable and embarrassing situations if it means she gets to write kick ass books that shake up entire industries for the better. Most of the folks I know would never allow themselves to be in an inferior position for the sake of anything. Every day when I was reading “Get The Picture” I kept thinking about how brave and fearless Bianca was.   

Bianca did that both in her book about wine, Cork Dork, and most recently, Get the Picture, about art. 

I just finished reading Get the Picture because my husband and I seriously collect art even though we were never formally trained to do so. Yet hundreds of thousands of dollars have gone from our piggy banks to the hands of gallerists around the world.

I couldn’t put Bianca’s book down. Most everything she detailed I have witnessed, or heard, over the years. Of course it was always discussed in hush-hush, one on one, conversations.  Bianca took the lid off of snotty attitudes, pricing practices, artist loyalties, the challenges of art fairs, and everything else you can think of.

Most of my collector friends who read Get The Picture were not only impressed by Bianca’s remarks but truly appreciated her writing style. I kept hearing “a brilliant writer who knows how to captivate.”

Now we get to hear her voice.

Just for some background, Bianca is a contributing writer at The Atlantic. She has also written for publications such as The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Her work has been recognized with awards from the New York Press Club, the Society of Professional Journalists, and more, and has been included in “The Best American Travel Writing.”  She lives in New York City.