Arts Saddle Up: Bronx Native Terrence McCauley Writes Westerns In Dutchess County How did a city guy come to write Westerns (and thrillers, and crime novels) in Amenia, New York? By Editor
Arts In "The Smash-Up," A Modern Ethan Frome Returns to Calamity In The Berkshires Ali Benjamin’s first adult novel follows a marriage in distress smashing up with the events of a certain week in 2018. By Editor
Melina Hammer Arts What We Need Now: "Simply Julia," A Comfort Food Companion Cookbook author Julia Turshen shares her favorite simple and satisfying recipes in a new cookbook, "Simply Julia." By Editor
Stephen Rudy Arts Familiar Trees: A Bookstore Curated For The Love Of Arts And Architecture The new bookstore in Pittsfield caters to a specific set of genres, and is attracting creative types from all over. By Editor
Arts We Are Now 10: Rick Schatzberg Memorializes Old Friends In “The Boys” When two old friends died unexpectedly, Rick Schatzberg spent the next two years photographing the remaining group of men. By Editor
Arts In “A Kabbalah of Food,” The “Chopped” Rabbi’s Stories Revolve Around Eating Rabbi Hanoch Hecht shares his passion for food and its relationship to spirituality and connecting to God. By Editor
Photos courtesy of The Millay Society Arts Broadway Stars and Regular Joes Accept The Millay Poetry Challenge Submitted videos of people reading the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay offer solace and connection. By Editor
Dustin Cohen Arts Spencertown Academy Festival Of Books Goes Virtual The stellar lineup of speakers includes Joyce Carol Oates, and the book sale endures… online. By Editor
Alice Quinn photo by Cameron Blaylock Arts "Together In A Sudden Strangeness:" Our Lives Now, Illuminated By Poetry In this anthology, American poets respond to the pandemic and the effect it has already had on our lives. By Editor
Arts A Covid-19 Comeback: Child Actors And TV Dinners A Stockbridge, Mass. publisher provides distraction and nostalgia in a new book about the child actors we loved. By Editor
Arts Beth Robbins' "A Grief Sublime" Celebrates the Joy of Living The local author will launch her memoir and publishing company at Shakespeare & Company on December 7. By Amy Krzanik
Arts Listen Up: "Little Women" Audiobook To Launch At High Tea Christmas won't be Christmas without this new audio version of "Little Women" produced in the RI region. By Editor
