Book-side Chat
HI everyone, I am looking forward to using this blog to talk about what's on my mind. I have been working at the Lenox Library for 3 months now, and have met many of you. [...]
IN MEMORIAM, HELEN PERRY, 1915-2010
Helen Perry passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 9, at the age of 94. Helen was President of the Lenox Library Association Board of Managers from 1988-1992, and was instrumental in overseeing the Library’s capital [...]
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon
Not to pigeonhole myself, but it would seem that I have alighted upon another noir with a twist this month. This book gained a fair amount of press upon publication, partly because it was so [...]
Brick
Brick Directed by Rian Johnson, starring Joseph Gordon Levitt, Lukas Haas and Emilie De Ravin Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler have given us so much. Not only did they pioneer and establish the genre of [...]
“West with the Night” by Beryl Markham
With all of the renewed interest in Amelia Earhart, we should remember the many other pioneer female aviators like Beryl Markham who wrote "West with the Night" (1942). Most of her adventures in flying took [...]
“Assassination Vacation” by Sarah Vowell
Sarah Vowell will be at the Colonial Theatre in April, 2010. I already have my front row seat. She's described as an "armchair historian" and "social observer". She's a regular commentator on NPR. Her latest [...]