Reading and Roaming
PURE ESCAPISM Summer is often viewed as the time to indulge in lighter reading fare—mysteries, thrillers, beach reads and the like. Here are two recent notable novels (one a first novel) that are well written and meet the criterion of being thrilling or suspenseful. The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner First time novelist, Penner has penned an …
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RETURN TO THE BIG APPLE The Chief Penguin and I are back in Manhattan after almost a year and a half. And it’s different. Covid-19 has taken its toll with more empty storefronts, favorite restaurants shuttered, fewer people on the streets, and less traffic all around. But, and it’s a welcome but, the city is becoming alive again! The …
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VIEWING UPLIFTING FILM On the Basis of Sex (Amazon Prime) Somehow, I missed seeing this film about Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s early career when it was first released. This week seemed the right time. Based on RBG’s life, it isn’t a documentary, but a wonderfully satisfying success story. First in her law school class at Harvard and first in her …
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IN A BOOK I’m a voracious reader, but I have to admit that this summer I’m finding it harder to read serious works. Perhaps it’s the effect of living with the coronavirus or maybe it’s part laziness. In any case, I’m spending more time devouring beach reads and mysteries with the occasional heavier title tossed …
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