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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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All Sides Weekend Books: Next Show

I’ll be recommending books on Friday, August 19, 2022 at 11 a.m. You can stream the live show online, sign up for the podcast, or listen from the archives at the NPR member station WOSU 89.7 FM. All Sides Weekend Books airs the third Friday every month with occasional exceptions.

Recommended July 22, 2022

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The Missing Word by Concita De Gregorio

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Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark
Hotel de Dream by Edmund White
Catch the Sparrow by Rachel Rear
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Recommended May 20, 2022

Gentleman Overboard by Herbert Clyde Lewis
Uncommon Measure by Natalie Hodges
Five Decembers by James Kestrel

Recommended April 22, 2022

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The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

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The Vanished Collection by Pauline Baer de Perignon
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The Balkan Trilogy by Olivia Manning

Recommended January 21. 2022

Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson
The Pages by Hugo Hamilton
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor

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