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My most given books

December 8, 2017 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 4 Comments

A comment during an interview with author Mark Helprin turned my thinking to the books I’ve given most as gifts. Here they are.

What I’m reading this summer

July 1, 2014August 29, 2014 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 2 Comments

Something I love to do during the summertime is catch up on classics. The desire is connected to the memory of the required summer reading lists I used to get for school when I was a young reader. Here's what I've "assigned" to myself this summer.

Shopping Brooklyn bookstores

December 6, 2011August 20, 2018 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 6 Comments

It's that time of year when New York City teems with holiday lights and traffic jams surrounding the department stores, Rockefeller Center and Times Square. On a recent visit, I avoided the crowds and headed to Brooklyn, where I found a small herd of that endangered species, the independent bookstore.

In “A Meaningful Life” everything is all wrong

November 20, 2009November 20, 2009 ~ The Longest Chapter

L. J. Davis's 1971 novel “A Meaningful Life” was reissued this year. It's a funny story about a protagonist who gets a wake-up call to do something about his dull life.

The pony problem

June 8, 2009May 11, 2018 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 2 Comments

Having come off two dark books, let alone a friend's doom and gloom email, I've been thinking about books that made me laugh. Sloane Crosley hits the top of the list with "I Was Told There'd Be Cake," as do two other all-time favorites.

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