When it comes to pleasure reading, Shelburne Falls mystery writers Emily Arsenault (“The Leaf Reader”) and Fred DeVecca (“The Nutting Girl”) have a...
Note: Steve Pfarrer is on vacation. Here’s what he’s reading during his time off. (“Valley Readings” will return soon.)THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS...
THE NECKLACEBy Claire McMillanTouchstoneclairemcmillan.comNovelist Claire McMillan, in her debut novel, “Gilded Age,” channeled Edith Wharton’s...
No matter what you might hear about the shrinking size of our collective national attention span or the thundering gallop of the four horsemen of...
Here are a few books, both new and old, that I’ve loved recommending to customers at The Carle Bookshop this summer.“Baby’s First Words” by...
Buried in the woods of western Massachusetts, sites like the Peace Pagoda in Leverett and the Eyrie House Ruins in Holyoke seem like relics of...
By Steve PfarrerLILLI DE JONGBy Janet BentonNan A. Talese/Doubledayjanetbentonauthor.comAlongside early American feminists like Susan B. Anthony...
By Kat Janeczek,Senior Assistant in the Children’s & Young Adult Department, Forbes Library, Northampton“The Inexplicable Logic of My Life” by...