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A Dr. Seuss You Might Not Know

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Barbara Balliet
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Did you know that before Theodore Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) wrote children’s books and played with language he was a political cartoonist for PM, a favorite read for New Deal liberals?   His cartoons are fiercely anti-fascist, pro-intervention and critical … Continue reading →

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What are you reading this cold April?

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Barbara Balliet
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I’ve just started a really fun biography,  Irrepressible: the Jazz Age Life of Henrietta Bingham by Emily Bingham. It’s a wild ride through the roaring twenties and beyond with an outrageous heroine and the author is one of her descendants. … Continue reading →

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Spring Returns to the Catskills

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Barbara Balliet
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    We are enjoying a beautiful spring in Hobart after a harsh winter.  Bird song, fresh green leaves, sumptuous tulips, daffodils, lilacs, crabapples and cherry blossoms surround us.  A joyous time of year and time to commence serious gardening. … Continue reading →

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Angels Make Their Hope Here by Breena Clarke

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Barbara Balliet
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  Breena Clarke has just released her third novel, Angels Make Their Hope Here.  Breena, an Oprah Book Club pick for her first novel River Cross My Heart, has written a powerful novel. Its strong characters and dialogue draw you … Continue reading →

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New (to me) Golden Age Mystery Series

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Barbara Balliet
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I discovered Elizabeth Daly’s Henry Gamadge series by chance in Hobart’s own Mysteries and More bookstore. I was a bit put-off as the cover described her as Agatha Christie’s favorite writer (I am not a fan) but picked it up … Continue reading →

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Why even Luddites love Mr. Penumbra

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Barbara Balliet
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So the verdict is in and from the most to least tech savvy all agree that Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookshop is a great read.  It reminded book club members of their favorite fairy tales, others of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy … Continue reading →

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New Website, New Ways to Talk

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Barbara Balliet
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Blenheim Hill’s new website, designed by Dann Tincher, is ready to launch.  I am very excited and eager to commit to giving you all the bookish news from Blenheim.  The Dorothy Marshall book club is gearing up to discuss Mr. … Continue reading →

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Where do you get your books?

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Barbara Balliet
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Booksellers are frequently asked by their customers, where do you get your books?  In upstate New York these are the books I found on my shop’s doorstep today:  1947 Girl Scout Handbook; 1944 Scottish Rite of Masonry, vol. 1; a  … Continue reading →

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With Columbus in America

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Barbara Balliet
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A little research is a wonderful thing.  I was intrigued recently by a small dense volume found at the bottom of box of cast off books, With Columbus in  America.  It is an illustrated account of the “romantic incidents of … Continue reading →

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Dorothy L. Sayers, In the Teeth of the Evidence

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Barbara Balliet
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What do the first weekends of summer and classic British mystery writer Dorothy Sayers have in common?  Reading, or in my case re-reading,  In the Teeth of the Evidence makes a perfect transition from frantic spring gardening and those end … Continue reading →

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