Magical Music Memoirs
Dave Gil de Rubio December 2, 2019
Stephen King once said, “Books are a uniquely portable magic.” While he’s biased given that he’s an award-winning novelist, there is
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Library Advocates Outraged Over E-Book Restriction
Courtney Shapiro November 29, 2019
Each public library in Nassau County can only buy one copy of Macmillan’s new e-book releases. Library advocates spoke out about
The Court: Ground Zero In The Culture Wars
Joe Scotchie November 23, 2019
Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court, cowritten by Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino, might
Mitch Albom Opens Up About Finding Chika
Joseph Wolkin November 20, 2019
Best-selling author publishes emotional memoir, chronicles ability to live in the moment In typical Mitch Albom fashion, the legendary sports reporter
New Book Exposes Anti-Semitism A Year After Pittsburgh Massacre
Joseph Wolkin November 18, 2019
New York Times editor Bari Weiss grew up attending the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Her family still lives there,
The Angry Persuasion: Conservatism Today
Joe Scotchie November 10, 2019
For the conservative movement, the apocalypse came in 2016. Since the 1950s, conservatives have dealt with the administrations of John F.
Buried Alive: Horror Tales Throughout The Years
Joe Scotchie October 25, 2019
Halloween is coming and here is a list of authors and their stories which, throughout the decades, have sent readers flying
Off The Road: Kerouac’s Northport Life
Joe Scotchie October 18, 2019
People don’t associate Jack Kerouac with Long Island. The latter, in the postwar era, became the symbol of suburbia. Kerouac’s 1956
Man With A Plan: George Marshall Was A Statesman For The Ages
Joe Scotchie October 12, 2019
Who can forget the opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan? The viewer is taken into the office of Gen. George Marshall,
Walk Like A Man: The Early Novels Of Richard Price
Joe Scotchie October 5, 2019
In the movie adaptation of Richard Price’s 1973 novel, The Wanderers, the opening scene shows a character from the film, Joey
Literature Buffs: Novelists Confront The Sixties And Seventies
Joe Scotchie September 27, 2019
For American literature, the 1960s began on a melancholy turn. The early years saw the passing of four greats of modernism:
Book Roundup: Liberals Confront A Fallen World
Joe Scotchie September 26, 2019
The election of Donald Trump has inspired a small library of books, many of them written in a state of anger.
Children’s Book Series Tackles Explaining 9/11 To Children
Mike Adams September 11, 2019
Kristie Kiernan-Bouryal was working in Manhattan on September 11, 2001. As she arrived at work to news that hijackers had crashed
L. Frank Baum: The Wizard Behind The Wizard of Oz
Joe Scotchie August 29, 2019
“I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore.” That line from 1939’s The Wizard of Oz is one of the most famous
George Will’s Conservatism, Ben Hecht’s Agony
Joe Scotchie August 24, 2019
With The Conservative Sensibility, George F. Will delivers his summa theologia on what that once-promising movement should stand for. This long-winded
The Future Of Print: Old Dolphin Learns Newest Trick In The Bookstore
Rudy Malcom August 15, 2019
Despite the tides of modern times, Port Washington’s very own literary dolphin has managed to ride the waves of change. The
Novelists In Their Youth: Hemingway, Faulkner and Wolfe Come of Age
Joe Scotchie August 14, 2019
The year 1929 still causes dread, if not in the mind of the public, then at least among the minions on
New Book Details Every Synagogue On Long Island
Joseph Wolkin August 10, 2019
Brad Kolodny embarked on a unique journey in 2015. The Syosset native and member of Midway Jewish Center wanted to see
Book Reviews: Celebrating The Caesars And Charlie Hustle, Too
Joe Scotchie August 5, 2019
In Ten Caesars, classicist Barry Strauss takes the reader through the high tide of the Roman Empire: the 350-plus year reign,
Stuck With Sherlock: The Life And Times Of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Joe Scotchie July 26, 2019
“It’s elementary, my dear Watson.” Those words by Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle’s most beloved character, are ingrained in the literary
