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Reader, Do You Keep A Diary? [By Leah Umansky]
Not many people keep handwritten diaries anymore, but I do. I’ve kept diaries for as long as I can remember. I don’t know exactly what I’ll do with them in the future, but for…
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Celebrating A Good Story [by Leah Umansky]
In Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” Hugo Cabret says, “every body has a purpose if they didn’t then why are we here?” It’s a life long question, isn’t it? …
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Leah Umansky, Guest Blogger January 15-21
This week we welcome Leah Umansky as our guest blogger. Leah is a New Yorker by birth, a teacher by choice, and an anglophile at heart. Her first book, “Domestic Uncertainties,” is floating around…
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The Secret Joy of Books
"A book ought to be an ice pick to break up the frozen sea within us."– Franz Kafka – etrelles
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A Fine Romance – In Poughkeepsie, NY with David Lehman, Sunday, January 15, 2:30 PM
The Poughkeepsie, NY library has planned a stellar season of lectures, perfomances, and movie screenings to correspond with the touring exhibit David curated to complement his award winning A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American…
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The Godfather channel: all Godfather, all the time
<<<While Sonny is driving alone in his car, he's listening to the October 3,1951 radio broadcast of Russ Hodges calling the decisive third game of the Dodgers-Giants playoff — a half-inning before Bobby Thomson ended the Dodgers' season…