Reading and Roaming
READING And After the Fire by Lauren Belfer. Belfer is one of my favorite novelists. I had been thinking about her and wondering if she had published anything recently when I happened upon her new novel at Three Lives in New York. This historical novel deals with music, specifically a possible missing cantata by Johann …
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BUY LOCAL The Florida season is over, the snow birds have retreated north, and it’s quiet time for many local merchants. If you live in Sarasota or Bradenton, remember to visit your favorite downtown shops and restaurants. They need you and they really appreciate your business! Two of my regular stops are Bookstore 1 Sarasota and …
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By popular request and for your reference (as well as my own), I’ve created an alphabetical list of all of the books I’ve mentioned or commented on since the beginning of the year; i.e. January through May, with one title that will appear in another posting this month. List includes the genre and the date of …
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They say good things come in threes, so here you have a play, a film, and a novel. All deserving of attention, and at least two, of kudos. BRILLIANT THEATER Last week we saw Hamilton and it lived up to all the hype. We were seated in the 3rd row of the mezzanine (best seats I could …
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