• Sleep Tight

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    Dan Chaon speaks to us about the value of looking at the dark side.

  • The Book was Better....

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    A new Nicholas Sparks book has been transfered to the screen. See how The Lucky One did originally with the critics.

  • Pulitzer is Announced

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    A surprising announcement from the Pulitzer Committee.

  • Debut Memoir

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    There's a new literary girl in town. Jenny Lawson becomes lit's new it girl with her new (mostly true) memoir.

  • The Diesel

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    An urban California aesthetic, Oakland's Diesel Books is our bookstore of the month.

Indie Bookstore View all

At Critics and Writers we want to help independent bookstores thrive. Each month we highlight one of our favorite.

Diesel Books
433 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618

Known throughout Oakland for providing excellent book events and service from booksellers who actually know a lot about books, Diesel books has become an icon in the Oakland community.

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On Tour View all

Chuck Klosterman

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Game View all

Name the First Line...
I turn down Broadway and then onto Sunset, which allows me to continue passing places I want to remember.


Feature Library

Perrot Memorial Library
90 Sound Beach Avenue, Old Greenwich, CT 06870

Perrot Library is a private institution, affiliated with the larger Greenwich Public Library system. They have a number of excellent programs for adults and children, including Young Adult book clubs and foreign language storytimes.

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