Literary Brooklyn Heights
by Norm Goldstein “I live in Brooklyn,” Truman Capote once wrote. “By choice.” He described the New York City borough, for the most part, as a “veritable veldt of tawdriness.” …
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Cheryl Strayed Talks “Wild” and “Beautiful” at Harvard Book Store
By Amanda Festa As I approached Harvard Book Store in anticipation of hearing Wild author Cheryl Strayed read from her latest work, Tiny Beautiful Things, I expected it to…
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Happy Birthday, James Ponce: The Breakers’ Historian and Living Landmark turns 95
By Amanda Festa According to his biography, “Esteemed historian, James Ponce, knows more about The Breakers and the destination of Palm Beach than anyone else alive.” While this seems to…
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Hiking Gear to go ‘Wild’ For
By Amanda Festa Cheryl Strayed documented her 1,100 mile solo hike in her memoir, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail. When she completed her epic trek,…
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Woman Gone ‘Wild’: Cheryl Strayed Traveling Solo
By Amanda Festa In her memoir, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, Cheryl Strayed hikes 1,100 miles on the PCT, which runs all the way from…
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The House And The Horrors Of Horacio Quiroga
By Antony Mapes In small town San Ignacio, the population seems to be permanently on siesta. There’s one cash machine, few shops and only a handful of restaurants. In fact,…
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Literary Fiction 101: A DIY Syllabus for Fall 2012
by Amanda Festa For students of all ages, fall brings the start of a new semester and, along with it, the crisp pages of class syllabi fresh from the printer,…
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Bring It To The Beach: Oryx and Crake
by Katy Kelleher Even though I don’t like to call books “beach reads,” I do understand the appeal of the term. Some books are meant for reading late at night,…
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A Farewell to Average Travel: Would you stay at a Hemingway Hotel?
by Amanda Festa There is no shortage of unique options when it comes to choosing travel accommodations. There are hotels submerged completely underwater and, if you would rather not get…
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Rediscovering Sir Philip Sidney at Penshurst Place
by Ann-Maureen Owens These days it is possible to earn an undergraduate degree in English Literature without learning anything about the true Renaissance man of the Elizabethan Age and that’s…
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