admin on Nov 10 2011 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Jana Laiz has published another novel for young adults, and it’s a good one! The Twelfth Stone was published by Crow Flies Press in May, and it comes highly recommended by Alison Larkin, Bill McKibben, and, of course, the staff at The Bookloft.
All Hallows Eve, Samhain, marks the time when the veil opens between the [...]
admin on Jul 31 2011 | Filed under: Uncategorized
In recent months we had three exciting new books by Berkshire women hit the store!
Carol Gilligan’s Joining the Resistance builds on her previous works, providing autobiographical context to her discoveries of what it means to grow into womanhood and the misrepresentation of women in the prevailing theories of our society. By revisiting In a Different [...]
admin on May 23 2011 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Back by popular demand!
Once out of print, a new edition of the award-winning Houses of the Berkshires, 1870 – 1930 (2006) has just been released! This elegant tour of some of the Berkshires’ most beautiful and famous “cottages” is illustrated with over 300 photographs and floor plans, surveying 37 of our region’s great country homes. [...]
admin on Nov 18 2010 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Phyllis Carito will be reading from her new book of poetry, “barely a whisper” on Saturday, November 20 at the J Damiani Gallery from 5:oo-6:30 PM.
admin on Oct 30 2010 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Two books written on the subject of “Mumbet” Elizabeth Freeman by Berkshire Women writers have hit the shelves this year. For adults, Emilie Piper & David Levinson have written One Minute A Free Woman.
“This is a detailed and well-researched account of the life of Elizabeth Freeman, perhaps the most historically correct narrative of her life [...]
admin on Aug 12 2010 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Hallo! I’d love to be a part of your community! I am moving to a wee house a quarter of a mile from the Bookloft with my family next Saturday!!! My kids start at Muddy Brook Sept. 1st. I was thrilled to see a copy of my novel The English American in your bookshop when [...]
Amanda on Aug 10 2010 | Filed under: Uncategorized
This was in the comments, but I thought I’d post it so you’d be sure to see it. I know there are plenty of good readers, editors, and feedback-givers out there.
Hello,
I am writing my first book after teaching in classroom over 30 years. Wanted to try something different and decided to use my journal entries [...]
Amanda on Aug 10 2010 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Not exactly hot off the presses, but close enough. upstreet number six is here, the Berkshire’s very own literary journal. It’s eye-catching over there on the magazine rack, right next to The Bookloft’s door, in its glossy black cover with the simple orange letters standing out. It’s a clean, uncluttered look; there’s no hint of what’s inside.
I love [...]
Amanda on Jun 08 2010 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Phyllis Carito lives in Claverack and has been in the Hillsdale area for over 30 years. She’s an administrator at SUNY Columbia Green Community College where she also teaches creative writing, a writer, and a frequent visitor to the Bookloft. She writes memoir, short stories, and poetry. Here’s what she had to share about the writing process:
All my [...]
Amanda on May 25 2010 | Filed under: Uncategorized
The description Eula Biss’s book as listed on The Bookloft’s website calls it, “A frank and fascinating exploration of race and racial identity,” which it is. But really, this book goes so far beyond that–it’s an exploration of what it means to be a young woman in America, an idealist in New York City, a white [...]