07.23.2017 Columns By the Book: Yes, there are some things he won’t read Some time back, I wrote about different things we do or don’t read, citing movie credits as an example of something we mostly don’t.
06.19.2017 Community By the Book: Head to the beach with a great book There aren’t too many things more pleasant than sitting on the beach reading a book. It could be a Mary Higgins Clark or a John Sanford “Prey” book; it...
04.20.2017 Community By the Book: Bryson’s snapshot of 1927 summer Here’s one that nearly got away. I’d read a couple of Bill Bryson’s books and decided to pass on “One Summer: America, 1927.” Then, thankfully, my book club picked...
03.19.2017 Community By the Book: April’s coming, so let the foolishness begin April Fool’s Day is two weeks away so I’m making a case for foolishness. I’m citing droll writings from the distant past, things our grandparents chuckled at, maybe even...
03.16.2017 Community By the Book: April’s coming, so let the foolishness begin April Fool’s Day is two weeks away so I’m making a case for foolishness. I’m citing droll writings from the distant past, things our grandparents chuckled at, maybe even...
01.22.2017 Columns By the Book: 2016 report card on book club’s choices I’m doing mini-reviews of the dozen titles my library book club read last year. The opinions are mine alone.
03.20.2016 Community By the Book: It’s Final Four and Emerald Isle Month Many people use the term March Madness and I’m never sure whether they’re referring to the NCAA basketball tournament or the excitement brought forth by St. Patrick’s Day, with...
02.21.2016 Community Columns By the Book: A presidential race that we can enjoy February is the month of presidents’ birthdays — two of our greatest, Washington and Lincoln. I remember a cartoon in Esquire many years ago, Lincoln and Washington in a...
01.25.2016 Columns By the Book: Last year’s book list gets a report card 2016. The years tick by like that stopwatch on “60 Minutes.” As I did last year, I’m reviewing the 2015 selections from the Southold Free Library Book Club. The...
12.20.2015 Community By the Book: Gotta love those Christmas animals Christmas is knocking at the door again. The excitement never seems to go away, maybe not as intense as when I was 7 or 10 or even 13, but...