The Bookstore

Seems like most or many of us have been thumbing through the writings and poems of Wendell Berry today, upon news of his passing on what often feels like the last day of summer: August 31st. WB was always good for a reminder that we can do very little while we’re here: we can take care of each other, and we can take care of the earth. But if we manage a practice of those two things we actually can do so much. He taught me as much as anyone that death is the beating heart of life, and that life stretches always towards death. He seemed to deeply love rivers, rocks, women, and solitude. He steadfastly rejected imperialism, nationalism, and the technologies of war. None of these words I write do him any justice; do yourself a favor and spend the rest of your life reading his poems. 💌 ST

What a perfect way to wrap up the summer season! Thank you to Carol Gilligan and everyone who came out to The Bookstore last Wednesday.

We still have a few signed copies of “Solstice” available.

Join us as Carol Gilligan returns to The Bookstore on August 26th at 5PM for a reading of her latest novel “Solstice.”

Carol Gilligan is a psychologist, author, and University Professor of Humanities and Applied Psychology at NYU. Gilligan’s first book “In A Different Voice” explored the moral development of girls and was described by Harvard University Press as “the little book that started a revolution.”

Don’t miss Gerald Elias and Carol Goodman Kaufman in conversation at The Bookstore on August 19th!

Join David Giannini and Mark Farrington at 5pm on Wednesday!

“…And when he asked her what they were, she said ‘Years’”

Rest in peace our friend John Crowley (1942-2026)