Independent Bookstore Day is Saturday, April 30 this year! Despite Amazon’s greedy clutches, Boston is still home to many wonderful independent bookstores. These are just a few of my favorites that warrant a stop to celebrate the holiday. Brookline Booksmith Brookline Booksmith is a Coolidge Corner institution. For decades they’ve been a source of new…Read More
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All She Wrote Books
Amazing news! All She Wrote Books, one of my favorite booksellers in Boston, has opened up a brick-and-mortar store in Assembly Row in Somerville. Christina who runs the shop actually managed to open during the pandemic. She’s amazing. All She Wrote Books is a feminist bookstore that highlights POC, queer, and female authors that aren’t always…Read More
Venice Travel Guide
Last month I spent a week in Venice with Mary Claire, a very talented artist I met in Russia. She does a month-long residency in the floating city every year and I couldn’t turn down an invitation to explore the area with her. Where to Stay MC had an apartment that I stayed in and…Read More
Can I Help You Find Something?
I get mistaken for staff at bookstores and libraries on the regular. I don’t correct people, but rather use it as an opportunity to spread the word about my favorite authors (“I think what you really need is some Nabokov”). I can’t blame the shoppers, my style sometimes has a very librarian-chic slant to it….Read More
Sunday Snapshots
Last week I took a trip to New Orleans to round off my summer travel. It was an incredibly fun trip, full of good food, good music, and good company. I’ll post about my adventures next week but here’s a preview. From left to right: 1) Beignets at Cafe du Monde (SO much better than donuts). 2) St. Louis…Read More