10.09.2020 News Islander Michael Coles on his years at sea and in the air When Islander Michael Coles’ book “A Boyhood in Wartime Britain” came to a close, readers began wishing to hear more from this witty, wise man who has been such...
02.04.2020 Around the Island Island Bookshelf: Farewell to the Queen of Suspense I first met Mary Higgins Clark when we sat on adjacent barstools in Neary’s Pub, and we became instant friends. Neary’s is a classic New York Irish restaurant, with...
12.23.2019 Around the Island Friday Night Dialogues: ‘For the Love of Horses’ Reading through Diana Malcolmson’s book, “For the Love of Horses,” is like taking a wonderful walk down Memory Lane, albeit a unique to Shelter Island Memory Lane, filled with...
12.12.2019 Around the Island Island bookshelf: A memoir of her Hollywood years “Home Work” By Julie Andrews with Emma Walton Hamilton Hachette Books The title of this memoir reflects the very difficult experiences that Julie Andrews, stage and screen star, repeatedly...
09.25.2019 Around the Island Celebrate the freedom to read with Banned Books Week Unless you’re reading “Fahrenheit 451,” the days of book burning — and banning — seem to be a thing of the past. But today, with books still being challenged...
