Oblong Books

This week's Book Picks comes from Suzanna Hermans of Oblong Books in Rhinebeck and Millerton, New York and Lily Bartels from Open Door Bookstore in Schenectady, New York.

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo is known for books like “Empire Falls,” “Nobody’s Fool,” and “Straight Man,” having long chronicled working-class America with wit, empathy, and a sharp eye for character. His latest, “Life & Art,” is a thoughtful and very funny collection of essays that explore the deeply personal side of a writer’s life.

This week's book picks come from Amy Zimmerman of The Chatham Bookstore in Chatham, New York and Suzanna Hermans from Oblong Books in Rhinebeck and Millerton, New York.

This week's Book Picks come from Jackie Kellachan from the Golden Notebook in Woodstock, NY and Suzanna Hermans from Oblong Books in Millerton & Rhinebeck, NY.

This week's Book Picks come from Suzanna Hermans from Oblong Books in Rhinebeck and Millerton, NY and Connie Brooks & Heather Boyne from Battenkill Books in Cambridge, NY.

This week's Book Picks come from Suzanna Hermans from Oblong Books in Rhinebeck and Millerton, NY and Phil Lewis from Bennington Bookshop in Bennington, VT.

This week's Book Picks comes from Suzanna Hermans of Oblong Books in Rhinebeck and Millerton, New York and Lily Bartels from Open Door Bookstore in Schenectady, New York.

This week's Book Picks come from Amy Zimmerman from Chatham Bookstore in Chatham, New York and Suzanna Hermans of Oblong Books in Rhinebeck and Millerton, New York.

This week's Book Picks comes from Suzanna Hermans of Oblong Books in Rhinebeck and Millerton, New York and Jim Havener from Green Toad Bookstore in Oneonta, New York.

In "Somehow: Thoughts on Love," Anne Lamott explores the transformative power that love has in our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths, reminds us of our humanity, and guides us forward. We are, Lamott says, creatures of love. In her twentieth book Lamott draws from her own life and experience to delineate the intimate and elemental ways that love buttresses us in the face of despair as it galvanizes us to believe that tomorrow will be better than today.