The Rockaway Writers Rendezvous has picked up steam for it’s third year – bringing nationally (internationally) renowned writers to Rockaway Beach for a variety of inspiring, imaginative and FUN workshops and presentations. …
Category: Books
BOOK REVIEW: Cross Purposes – Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy
By Jim Heffernan As soon as I knew this book was out, I had to have it. Jonathan Rauch’s book “Constitution of Knowledge” will always be one of my very favorite books. …
BOOK REVIEW: We Are Indivisible
By Jim Heffernan I was attracted to this book because of my involvement with the local “Indivisible” group. I just go to meetings, but I find they’re very popular and they always…
BOOK REVIEW: Meet Me at The Library by Shamichael Hallman
By Jim Heffernan I remember why I chose this book. It was the library’s fault. They waved it in front of me while I was doing an unrelated search on their website…
BOOK REVIEW: How We Learn to Be Brave by Mariann Edgar Budde
By Jim Heffernan It’s Women’s History month, and I want to profile a woman of today and review her best selling book. We might never had heard of Marian Budde if Donald…
BOOK REVIEW: Hello Cruel World – 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws by Kate Bornstein
By Neal Lemery This has been a challenging book for me. I am all over the map in responding to it, and trying to process what I have read, and responding to how…
BOOK REVIEW: The Sirens’ Call by Chris Hayes
By Jim Heffernan Laura Swanson, my editor and a sneaky woman, flashed this bright object before me. I did not have high hopes for it. I was expecting a fluff piece from…
CLOUD & LEAF BOOKSTORE AUCTION FUNDRAISER FEB. 15th
REASON FOR AUCTION We love bringing our community together in the bookstore! But to make hosting events manageable, we need to pay for a few building improvements (including modifications to the private…
BOOK REVIEW: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
By Jim Heffernan Timothy Snyder has become a favorite author of mine. “Our Malady” is a very short book that is the best argument for universal health care I’ve ever read. “The…
BOOK REVIEW: Invisible Rulers by Renee DiResta
By Jim Heffernan I think maybe I’m a sucker for anything that has “invisible” in the title. It’s probably because the last 50+ years of my life have not progressed the way…