“An amazing thing about Montclair is that we have all these authors. We’re a community that cares about books and writing.”
mybigwalk
MyBigWalk is a local author, walker, and tennis player who also goes by the name Laurie.
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Bright Lights, Big Wine Glass
Jay McInerney, renowned novelist and WSJ wine critic, will be the guest of honor at the Montclair Public Library Foundation’s Grapes of Wrath event, 2/2.
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President’s Week Pop Quiz
Baristaville South chimes in from poolside, amidst the palm trees, sunshine and breezes of tropical Florida with an important question.
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Gliding Through the Winter Freeze
Essex Fells’ outdoor ice skating rink is a favorite spot for winter skating. “The Pond” has been Essex County’s best-kept winter secret…until now.
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Walk to Your Local Bookstore. Buy an eBook. Here’s How.
The quest was simple: to shop locally, buy digitally, and keep the profits right here in Baristaville where they belong.
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My Big Walk: The Lights are Up!
Can a Partial-Buddhist-Christian and an Almost-Secular-Jew Agree on the Perfect Holiday Decorations?
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What a Difference a Dog Made for Dana Jennings
What a Difference a Dog Makes is indeed a gift – a book as full of humanity and humility as it is full of humor, familial love, and a haberdashery of house pets.
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My Big Walk Tours Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Dante had his Beatrice to guide him through the afterlife. I had Jeffrey Bennett and Scott Willman. Dante’s venue was hell. Mine was the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, established 1844.
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My Big Walk Takes a Stroll With the Principal
My Big Walk’s Laurie Lico Albanese takes a stroll though Mt. Hebron Middle School with new principal Guy Whitlock.