The following is a guest post by A.C. Burch, author of The HomePort Journals. His new book, A Book of Revelations, will be released by HomePort Press in June of 2016. With the upcoming launch of my book of short stories, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the genesis of my first novel, The HomePort Journals. My transition from musician to author was somewhat of a distraction in those early…
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Provincetown Public Library
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Provincetown Public Library
One of the coolest libraries I’ve ever been to was in Provincetown, MA. I was on vacation with my family in Cape Cod last year, and we decided to check out the town’s library. First of all, it used to be a church, so it is not your usual library. But its most characteristic feature is that there is a boat inside the main room. Yes, a half-scale model of the…
Wally Lamb
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We Are Water by Wally Lamb
We Are Water by Wally Lamb is the story of Annie Oh and her family. When she was young, she had a tough childhood: her mother and sister died in a flood, she was a victim of abuse in her own home, and she was in foster care for several years. In fact, she kept many secrets from her husband and children, but her art helped her deal with the…