By Steve Pfarrer CANDLING THE EGGSBy Wally SwistShanti Arts Publishingwallyswist.comOn the heels of a new volume of poetry, “The View of the River,...
The following author appearances, readings and book events are planned for the coming week in the Valley:AMHERST BOOKS: UMass-Amherst MFA students...
By Kristepher Severy and Betsy Frederick The Valley is a flourishing music scene, and books are a big part of it. Books on music of all kinds...
In her debut book, “The Hot One,” author Carolyn Murnick fuses journalism with memoir to investigate what really happened to her closest childhood...
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...