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Charlotte Whitton

Boredom is like a pitiless zooming in on the epidermis of time.  Every instant is dilated and magnified like the pores of the face.

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Charlotte Whitton

Clive Barker

If you want to look like the people next door, you're probably smothering yourself and your dreams.

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Clive Barker

Robert J. McCracken

We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls.

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Robert J. McCracken

Week of July 25, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of July 25th include ROGUE LAWYER, John Grisham's latest legal thriller that introduces readers to Sebastian Rudd, an attorney who believes that everyone is entitled to a fair trial --- even if he has to bend the law to secure one; CITY ON FIRE, Garth Risk Hallberg's much-talked-about debut novel that revolves around a mystery --- namely, a shooting in Central Park on New Year’s Eve --- that will open up even the loneliest-seeming corners of 1970s New York City; YES, MY ACCENT IS REAL, a collection of humorous autobiographical essays from Kunal Nayyar, best known as Raj on "The Big Bang Theory"; and the continuations of such popular series as Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache mysteries (THE NATURE OF THE BEAST) and James Rollins' Sigma Force novels (THE BONE LABYRINTH).

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Week of July 18, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of July 18th include AFTER YOU, the sequel to Jojo Moyes' ME BEFORE YOU, which poses the questions: How do you move on after losing the person you loved? How do you build a life worth living?; THE TSAR OF LOVE AND TECHNO, Anthony Marra's collection of interwoven stories about family, sacrifice, the legacy of war and the redemptive power of art; and LAST RAGGED BREATH by Julia Keller, which finds prosecutor Bell Elkins facing her toughest challenge yet in a haunting story of vengeance, greed and the fierce struggle for social justice.

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August Wilson

Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength.

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August Wilson

Week of July 11, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of July 11th include THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins, the debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives (and is soon to be a major motion picture starring Emily Blunt); TWO YEARS EIGHT MONTHS AND TWENTY-EIGHT NIGHTS, another spellbinding work of fiction from Salman Rushdie that blends history, mythology and a timeless love story; and HOW TO BE A GROWN-UP by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, an irresistible comedy about a forty-something wife and mother thrust back into the workforce, where she finds herself at the mercy of a #BossHalfHerAge.

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Earl Wilson

You can say this for ready-mixes --- the next generation isn't going to have any trouble making pies exactly like mother used to make.

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Earl Wilson

July 1, 2016

Last night, Greg and I shared a memorable evening seeing Paul Simon at the Forest Hills Stadium. I first saw him there with Art Garfunkel on July 18, 1970 (it was my eighth-grade graduation present from my parents). That was the last time he sang there and, except for reunion tours, the last time he sang with Artie. This week, in an article in the New York Times, he talked seriously about this maybe being his last go-round recording and touring. Thus I savored every single moment of the night. He was bathing in the love of the crowd and then pouring it back over us. The band was soooo tight. If this was goodbye, it was perfect.

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There’s a new Harry Potter book releasing on July 31st and we’re busily prepping our broomsticks and cauldrons. How are you getting ready to catch up with “The Boy Who Lived?” (Check as many as apply)

July 1, 2016, 190 voters