Books

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Let it Bleed

By Nina Shengold

Nina Shengold profiles former Times newsman turned author John Darnton.

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Book Review: The Book of Calamities: Five Questions about Suffering and Its Meaning

By Pauline Uchmanowicz

Peter Trachentenberg assess human suffering in relation to circumstance, endurance, justice, God, and obligation in The Book of Calamities.

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Book Review: Heartless and Salvation Boulevard

By Kim Wozencraft

Religion and death are the prominent themes in the new books Salvation Boulevard and Heartless by Woodstock authors Larry Beinhart and Alison Gaylin, reviewed by Kim Wozencraft.

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Short Takes

By Nina Shengold

Hudson Valley authors keep it real in six striking works of memoir and nonfiction.

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Book Smart

By Amy Lubinski

Amy Lubinski previews the Spencertown Academy Book Festival, in which over 10,000 books will be for sale over two weekends: September 5 and September 12.