Category Archives: Book Review Monday

Backing into Book Collecting

April 8, 2013 by Dana

Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World by Lawrence Goldstone Larry and Nancy Goldstone sort of back into collecting modern first editions, by way of a hilariously extended effort for Nancy to find Larry a birthday gift for $20 … Continue reading →

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Part dystopian future, part teenage love story, all Jane Austen

April 1, 2013 by Dana

For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund Part dystopian future, part teenage love story, part philosophical debate on whether a man’s reach should or should not exceed his grasp and what either might mean to the larger community of … Continue reading →

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Truffles? A hassle.

March 25, 2013 by Dana

Make the Bread, Buy the Butter: What You Should and Shouldn’t Cook from Scratch — Over 120 Recipes for the Best Homemade Foods by Jennifer Reese A few caveats before we get started, Reese writes in the introduction. First, although, … Continue reading →

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