Audio Audit “The Thirteenth Tale”

Okay ladies, this one’s for you.  Although it’s not a love story, Diane Setterfield’s The Thirteenth Tale, is a throwback to our favorite gothic novels; Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Northanger Abbey and Rebecca … I was drawn in immediately by the mystery that surrounds one of the main characters, Ms Vida Winter, and her true [...]

Not another Unbirthday!

Happy Birthday Lewis Carroll, the British author best known for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.  We tip our Mad Hats to you like this…by having a sweet tea party at Bookworks.  And boy do we mean sweet…we have tea, juice, coffee, hot cocoa and cookies. Stop by anytime Wednesday, the only [...]

Cookworks “The Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics”

Our bookworms were back in the kitchen and this week they whipped up some tasty, and might I add photogenic, soups. Suzanne, our seasoned veteran and co-pioneer of cookworkery, hopped back in the saddle and rounded up yet another tasty tome. The Barefoot Contessa’s Cream of Fresh Tomato Soup Quick and easy. I did not [...]

Eating to Live

Over 50 people packed into the Great Hall of the Atheneum Wed. night to hear Tamara Grenier’s lecture “Eating for Life”.   Tamara posed the question: Are you living to eat or eating to live?  She stated that a thyroid problem and allergies no longer afflicted her when she chose a better diet of predominately raw [...]

Audio Audit

Thanks for joining me for our first installation of the “Audio Audit.”  It’s a review of books in their audio form… but you’re very intelligent… I’m sure you were putting that together already.  :)  About a year ago I became addicted to audio books… aside from working at Nantucket Bookworks, I like to fancy myself [...]

Cookworks “A Taste of Heaven”

Suzanne and I each picked a recipe from this darling little cookbook, A Taste of Heaven. Part travel guide, part cookbook, A Taste of Heaven is a delightful survey of the fine food and drink made by Catholic religious orders in America, Belgium, France, and Germany. From positively scrumptious beer and cheese to some of the [...]

Poe 201

Happy 201st Birthday to Edgar Allan Poe!  I’m playing some dramatized readings of EAP’s work at Bookworks and I’m not going to lie to you, I’m a little creeped out!… the readings are amazing.  I’m glad i don’t have to walk home tonight. Also, here’s an interesting story about a dedicated Poe admirer.

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