Books – Harrisburg Magazine

Good Brotha’s serves culture with coffee

March 4, 2021 Deborah Lynch Comments Off

Patrons can social distance easily in the warm and inviting space of Good Brotha’s Book Cafe at 1419 N. 3rd St. in Harrisburg. The sun is shining, the air feels wonderful, and it’s a perfect […]

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May 14, 2018 Cassie Miller Comments Off

by Harvey Freedenberg Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris and Jeff Warren with Carlye Adler (Spiegel & Grau $26, 304 pages) If, like most in the West, the word meditation conjures up for you […]

Homeland Center’s Comfort Food Cookbook

November 12, 2017 Admin Comments Off

Recipes to Curl up with This Season Words by M. Diane McCormick You want comfort food? Here’s Bacon Swiss Dip. Buffalo Mac ‘n Cheese. Lasagna Rollups. Green Chili Casserole. Meatloaf and Potatoes. Homemade Salisbury Steak. […]

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September 13, 2017 Admin Comments Off

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (Riverhead Books, $26, 231 pages) WORDS BY HARVEY FREEDENBERG According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as of the end of 2015, 65.3 million people — one of […]

Bookmarks: Commonwealth

April 14, 2017 Admin Comments Off

Commonwealth, by Ann Patchett (Harper, $27.99, 322 pages) WORDS BY HARVEY FREEDENBERG Two of Ann Patchett’s most recent novels have been distinctive for their exotic locales and propulsive plots that teem with the stuff of […]

Bookmarks: The Nix

March 14, 2017 Admin Comments Off

The Nix by Nathan Hill (Alfred A. Knopf, $27.95, 640 pages) BY HARVEY FREEDENBERG In an age when the attention span for some people extends no longer than a 140-character tweet, I realize I’ve set […]