Stories that resonate
Claire Keegan’s stories about women and men is a potent work I found in East City Book Shop.
Claire Keegan’s stories about women and men is a potent work I found in East City Book Shop.
Jackie McMahon’s debut murder mystery was a discovery from DC’s first romance bookstore.
A summary of the July posts from the MORE TO COME newsletter. Read more. Live longer.
Charles King’s fascinating history of Odessa is both a celebration and an elegy.
Jane Bertch’s engaging memoir and Bold Fork Books—a match made for food lovers everywhere.
Less news, more books: A mid-year report.
Beverly Cleary and Politics & Prose: Two classics!
Songs about books, just in time for Independent Bookstore Day!
Tips on how I reach my goal of reading five books each month.
Life on the road can become a blur. I began writing this from the Molly Pitcher Inn’s dining room which overlooks the Navesink River in Red Bank, New Jersey. Candice and I have come here to celebrate the 40th wedding anniversary of her cousin Mary Beth and husband Greg. It is the second time we find ourselves in Red Bank in three weeks, as we were here earlier in the month to celebrate with family and friends the life of Candice’s aunt and godmother, and Mary Beth’s mother, who passed away at age 90. June is perhaps a bit more than typical in terms of travel (16 out of the first 24 days spent on the road), but only at the margins. Good thing that I enjoy it. In June alone I’ve not only visited Red Bank twice, but I’ve also been to Madison, Wisconsin (one of prettiest small college cities in America…in the summer); Athens and Atlanta, Georgia (my God, they never stop building highways); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (a gem of a city with much …