07.23.2017 Columns By the Book: Yes, there are some things he won’t read Some time back, I wrote about different things we do or don’t read, citing movie credits as an example of something we mostly don’t.
01.22.2017 Columns By the Book: 2016 report card on book club’s choices I’m doing mini-reviews of the dozen titles my library book club read last year. The opinions are mine alone.
03.20.2016 Community By the Book: It’s Final Four and Emerald Isle Month Many people use the term March Madness and I’m never sure whether they’re referring to the NCAA basketball tournament or the excitement brought forth by St. Patrick’s Day, with...
02.21.2016 Community Columns By the Book: A presidential race that we can enjoy February is the month of presidents’ birthdays — two of our greatest, Washington and Lincoln. I remember a cartoon in Esquire many years ago, Lincoln and Washington in a...
12.20.2015 Community By the Book: Gotta love those Christmas animals Christmas is knocking at the door again. The excitement never seems to go away, maybe not as intense as when I was 7 or 10 or even 13, but...
06.22.2015 Columns By the Book: A trilogy that traces a World War II saga On a May day, 70 years ago, World War II ended in Europe. Myriad books have been written, among the best “The Liberation Trilogy” by Rick Atkinson, which take...
04.19.2015 Community By the Book: April’s foolishness — a dose of drollery April Fools’ Day was a while back so I’m writing about April Foolishness. If you find anything serious in this, call the authorities. Blond guy answers the phone, listens...
03.22.2015 Community By the Book: A few belated words in praise of the Irish Just missed St. Patrick’s Day but I’m doing Irish stuff anyway. Before I continue you should know I’m going nowhere near Joyce’s “Ulysses,” which I keep in cold storage...
