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Book Review: ‘George Washington’s 1790 Grand Tour of Long Island’
For more than 20 years Arcadia Publishing has reconnected people to their community, their neighbors and their past by offering…
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Book Review: Genevieve Sly Crane’s ‘Sorority’ Is a Novel for Everyone
If you’re browsing the shelves at your local bookstore this summer, you’re guaranteed to come across Genevieve Sly Crane’s debut…
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‘The Underground Railroad’ by Colson Whitehead – Now in Paperback
In East Hamptonite Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Underground Railroad, soon to be released in paperback, the reader is…
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By the Book: Stony Brook Southampton’s Latest Literary Review
The 2018 Winter/Spring edition of The Southampton Review has made its debut. In the words of Editor-in-Chief Lou Ann Walker,…
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By the Book: ‘Good Grief’ by Long Island Medium Theresa Caputo
As we come together to celebrate the holidays with family, you might well be missing some loved ones. Theresa Caputo,…
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By the Book: Don’t Save Anything by James Salter
James Salter, who died in June 2015 in Sag Harbor, is one of the greatest, most underrated American writers. The…
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Book Review: “The Cuban Affair” by Nelson DeMille
Nelson DeMille’s newest novel is a fast-paced, witty and thrilling read. It begins with a letter to the reader in…
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By the Book: Review – ‘Chattanooga Girl’ by Dottie Coakley
Dottie Coakley’s debut fiction, a novella titled Chattanooga Girl, is a testament to the benefits of being part of a…
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By the Book: Review – ‘Supremely Partisan’ by James Zirin
It’s no secret that the newest Supreme Court Justice, Neil Gorsuch, will determine the direction of the Court for at…
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By the Book: Review – Nothing Coy About the Harnicks’ ‘Koi’
It all started when Margery Gray Harnick and her husband, Sheldon Harnick, longtime residents of East Hampton, were visiting Margery’s…
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By the Book: ‘Atone for the Ivory Cloud’ by Geoffrey Wells
In a novel that has suspense, a love story and a valuable message, Southold’s Geoffrey Wells creates a world that…
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Book Review: Bill Schutt’s ‘Cannibalism’ Is a Chewy and Insightful Read
Algonquin Books released Cannibalism, A Perfectly Natural History by East Ender Bill Schutt last month to immediate acclaim. Schutt’s Dark…
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By the Book: ‘Orphans,’ ‘Awakened by Autism,’ ‘1 Billion Seconds’
This week, By the Book offers three reviews of books in very different styles—but all tell tales of family, relationships…
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By the Book: ‘Glow Kids’ Links Screen Tech to Addiction, ADHD
Screen technology has invaded our lives, for better or worse. Staying connected to the internet is virtually mandatory. Recent generations…
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By the Book: ‘Dorothy Parker Drank Here’ by Ellen Meister
Ellen Meister’s Dorothy Parker Drank Here (Putnam) comes close on the heels of her first fictional frolic with the literary…
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Summer Reading Roundup: Books by Hamptons Authors
Check out these hot titles from Hamptons authors for some suspenseful beach reading or tips on staying healthy and maintaining…
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Gastronomic Memoir: ‘Dinner with Edward’ by Isabel Vincent
“We live in the age of communication but nobody knows how to communicate anymore. It’s just e-mailing and texting, not…
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By the Book: ‘Making Nice’ by Matt Sumell Is a Universal Account of Pain
Alby is not nice. In the short story, “American Ninja 2,” he riffs on his recently-deceased grandmother’s dentures: “They were…
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Jesse Kornbluth’s ‘Married Sex’ a Witty, Contemporary Love Story
Although Married Sex (Open Road) is Jesse Kornbluth’s debut novel, he’s hardly a stranger to writing—as the smart, confident opening…
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Lawrence Kelter’s ‘Secrets of the Kill’ Is Fun, Unfocused Page-Turner
Lawrence Kelter’s Long Island-based crime novel, Secrets of the Kill (F Street Books), starts with a target-practice scene starring Kelter’s sleuth,…
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By the Book: ‘The Witch of Painted Sorrows’ Reviewed
Like E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey, the difference between M.J. Rose’s earlier novels and The Witch of Painted Sorrows…
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By the Book: Arlene Alda Is Just a Kid from the Bronx
Arlene Alda writes that the idea for Just Kids from the Bronx: Telling It the Way It Was, An Oral…
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Brooke Shields Opens Up About Her Mom in Bridgehampton
First published in November 2014, Brooke Shields’ There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me…
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Book Review: The Metro Cats – Life in the Core of the Big Apple
Parents, teachers, caregivers—you might want to consider Joanne de Simone’s “little urban tale” The Metro Cats: Life in the Core…
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By the Book: Ed Burns Goes Inside with ‘Independent Ed’
Ed Burns’s memoir, Independent Ed: Inside a Career of Big Dreams, Little Movies, and the Twelve Best Days of My…
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By the Book: What Lies After Lord Byron?
Norman Beim’s fourth novel, After Byron (The Permanent Press), is an accessible and entertaining Gothic tale set in the Regency…
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By the Book: ‘Lincoln’s Billy’ by Tom LeClair
April 15 marked the 150th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The country, divided as it was, came together…
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By the Book: ‘The Home Front’ by Margaret Vandenburg
The title of Margaret Vandenburg’s new novel The Home Front (The Permanent Press) refers not only to the state-side virtual…
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By the Book: ‘Parker Field’ a Good Yarn, Even if It Lacks for Mystery
It’s always a pleasure to pick up a Willie Black novel by Richmond, VA, former newspaperman Howard Owen. The latest…
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By The Book: ‘Eat What You Kill’ Review
Eat What You Kill (St. Martin’s Press) is author Ted Scofield’s debut, a thriller about Wall Street greed and the…
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