I purchased Peter Cameron's new novel "Coral Glynn" at Crawford Doyle Booksellers on Madison Avenue during a trip to New York. The clerk asked if I'd read Cameron before, and I said I had not. "You're in for a treat," she said. She was right. Also, heads up to those who love the book arts. Read the last paragraph to learn about the author's endeavors in this field.
Month: July 2012
Out of sync with the world’s ambitions
Mention the hippies of the 1960s and 1970s and those of that generation will instantly remember their peace signs, tie-dyed clothing, LSD trips and anti-government protests. Reading "Arcadia," a novel set in a hippie commune in upstate New York, those memories came back, only I experienced what felt like a more intimate view of this countercultural group. A moving fictional story written by the talented Lauren Groff.
Notes from a secret Paris
Here's an atmospheric, seductive journey into what the author says is "a secret city" of Paris. Written during the mid-20th century, these short essays are far from travelogue and more visual nostalgia. The book runs less than 200 pages, even less reading pages because it's a bilingual edition, with French on one page and the English translation on the other. My trip to Paris many years ago took me off the beaten tourist path. But it was nothing like this.
The Longest Chapter 