a book store with exceptional warmth and charm Kristina McMorris, author of Letters from Home and Bridge of Scarlet Leaves shares her love of Beach Books, in …
Graham Swift on Writing and Claustrophobia
"If you can't stand your own company alone in a room for long hours, or, when it gets tough, the feeling of being in a locked cell, or, when it gets tougher …
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Harvard Books, Cambridge MA
an indie store on Harvard Square We're headed to the east coast for Thanksgiving this year, and one of the things I'm looking forward to is a return to Harvard …
Kim Fay: Imagine the Impossible
A former indie bookseller, The Map of Lost Memories author Kim Fay is also a bit of a traveler. She's lived in Vietnam, and is the creator/editor of the To Asia …
Do You Read While Watching the Olympics?
And if so, what? I'm glad to see I'm not the only one, and offer this as exhibit A (and a little bit of Friday Fun): I came upon the photo - originally …
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The Coop, Cambridge MA
my son's favorite hangout When I visited Cambridge, Massachusettes this February - knowing my son would be moving there after graduating in June - I walked the …
Reading in Bed!
This wonderful sheet is a collaborative art project done by students from the Royal College of Arts and installed at the Great Eastern Hotel. I came upon it at …
Capitola Book Cafe, Capitola CA – now sadly closed
My baby brother, who lives in Berlin, Germany most of the year, just bought a place in Santa Cruz - giving me a great excuse to go over the hill to the beach. …
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Heather Barbieri: Not According to Plan
This week's guest, Seattle novelist Heather Barbieri, has published Snow in July, The Lace Makers of Glenmara, and most recently The Cottage at Glass Beach. …
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1 Question: Do You Have a Favorite Bookstore? Here are some of mine…
Four years ago this month and just a couple weeks after my second novel, The Wednesday Sisters, released, I learned it would be on the San Francisco …
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