In Person
January 18, 2012
A Rare Book Collector’s Guide to the College Library Book Sale 1
by Rebecca Rego Barry
Not that I was necessarily looking for an overlooked first edition, but I will declare up front that I did find one such diamond in the rough.
November 25, 2011
A Wanderer in Poem Forest 0
by Marni Berger
My grandfather died two weeks ago, in his bed, by the sea in Maine. Two days earlier, perhaps with a little help from his morphine, he looked out his bay window and said: “I am going to run across that water.”
October 10, 2011
The Eclectic Reading List at Occupy Wall Street 11
by Bill Morris
Everyone knows that you are what you read. So to learn more about the protesters who have been occupying Wall Street for the past three weeks, it makes sense to find out what they’re reading.
September 30, 2011
Is My Book Jewish? An Afternoon with Anna Solomon 2
by Josh Rolnick
“I’m still getting used to the idea of getting called a ‘Jewish Writer,’” Anna said. “What does that even mean?”
September 23, 2011
Lost in Andalusia: A Moving Encounter with the Keepers of the Flannery O’Connor Legacy 11
by Ann Napolitano
From the podium, Flannery O’Connor’s ninety-two-year old cousin was easy to spot. She was—it became immediately clear—glaring at me.
September 13, 2011
The German Solution: Saving Books by Keeping Them Expensive 31
by Bill Morris
There seemed to be no end to the variety of bookshops in Cologne. But they all had one thing in common: they were thriving.
