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In “A Kabbalah of Food,” The “Chopped” Rabbi’s Stories Revolve Around Eating

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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.

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Broadway Stars and Regular Joes Accept The Millay Poetry Challenge — Photos courtesy of The Millay Society

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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.

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Spencertown Academy Festival Of Books Goes Virtual — Dustin Cohen

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Spencertown Academy Festival Of Books Goes Virtual

The stellar lineup of speakers includes Joyce Carol Oates, and the book sale endures… online.

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"Together In A Sudden Strangeness:" Our Lives Now, Illuminated By Poetry — Alice Quinn photo by Cameron Blaylock

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"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.

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A Covid-19 Comeback: Child Actors And TV Dinners

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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.

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Beth Robbins' "A Grief Sublime" Celebrates the Joy of Living

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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

Listen Up: "Little Women" Audiobook To Launch At High Tea

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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.

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10 Questions For Alexandra Horowitz — Vegar Abelsnes

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10 Questions For Alexandra Horowitz

The renowned dog cognition researcher, who has a home in Columbia County, has just published a new book, "Our Dogs, Ourselves."

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10 Questions For Food Writer, Eater, And Cook Ruth Reichl

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10 Questions For Food Writer, Eater, And Cook Ruth Reichl

Though a consummate New Yorker, Reichl lives full time in our region, where she wrote her latest bestseller.

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Laura Christensen's ‘Then Again’ Is A Third Radiant Thing — The cover of THEN AGAIN is a painted found photo by Christensen; one of Christensen's painted pieces in the book.

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Laura Christensen's ‘Then Again’ Is A Third Radiant Thing

Thirty writers responded to Laura Christensen's fantastical artworks in order to create this unique anthology.

By Amy Krzanik

Ode to Joy: Mary Randolph Carter's New Book On Junk — The author and her latest book. © The Joy of Junk by Mary Randoph Carter, Rizzoli New York, 2018. Photography © Carter Berg.

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Ode to Joy: Mary Randolph Carter's New Book On Junk

In "The Joy of Junk," the author goes back to her junking roots, sharing her collector’s passion and wisdom.

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"Life Along the Hudson" Shows The Style To Which The Livingstons Were Accustomed

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"Life Along the Hudson" Shows The Style To Which The Livingstons Were Accustomed

"Life Along the Hudson: The Historic Country Estates of the Livingston Family" offers a gorgeous look at an old family.

By Jamie Larson