Reviews of independent bookstores because buying and reading books is an adventure
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When I walked into Kramerbooks and Afterwords Cafe, four young employees were chatting behind the counter. I asked about a good read and learned that the staff was passing around Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. The book describes the author as an Read the rest of this entry »
A trip to Bishop always causes me to think about the opening scene in The Other Side of the Mountain. The story switches back and forth between the young Jill Kinmont and her mother dashing to get ready for the first day of ski season and then the older, paralyzed Jill Kinmont and her mother in the same room laboriously starting a new day which happens to be the first day of ski season. Bishop is a quaint town with a hint of melancholy for me. Read the rest of this entry »
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