What’s my story?

I choose to express myself with words, and set out to capture what’s happening around us with them.

I am the author of Spent: Memoirs of a Shopping Addict (Little, Brown 2010). My memoir explores the way shopping has impacted our lives in the past three decades. In our late capitalistic times, how and why we shop has become more relevant than ever. What will the future of shopping be? That’s one question I’m poised to explore.

As a freelance journalist I’ve  specialized in the area of fashion, art and particularly photography, and was a contributing essayist to the fashion photography book series, Fashion Images de Mode. 

I’ve also written extensively about luxury cars, vintage audio enthusiasts, and lifestyle.

Media appearances include: NBC’s Today Show, New York’s LX Television with Joan Rivers, AOL’s Wallet Pop, Australia’s Today Tonight, and Jacques Peretti’s BBC Two series: The Man Who Made Us Spend.

Both fiction and non-fiction projects are currently in progress, including  a “cli-fi” novel tentatively titled, “Wheat.”

I can be reached at:  aviscardella@gmail.com