Spent huge chunks of Thursday and Friday in my car on the Jersey Turnpike. I like driving and, despite the summer tourist crowds and searing temps (101 degrees both afternoons), I had a pleasant time of it. The air conditioner was running full blast, and bottles of Gatorade and bubbly water stood at the ready […] More >>

Can’t remember when exactly (big surprise, eh?) but about four years ago I realized that, if things kept going on their present trajectory, I would someday be old. And there was no doubt about where that particular trajectory would end. Further, I realized that upon my death, my stock, in the hands of well-meaning but […] More >>

Bob Rubin was one of the more astute of the generation of rare book dealers who worked during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. A longtime resident of Brookline, MA, Bob was a fixture in the New England book scene. After graduating from Bowdoin College in Maine he worked for a while at that […] More >>

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New Hampshire book fair, 2016 New Hampshire book fair 2024 Old friend Lisa Holly of James Arsenault & Company walked into the Everett Arena this past Saturday morning and said to me, “Ghosts.” I knew exactly what she meant. We’ve been doing this poor fair for so long that the entire arena (former home of […] More >>