Books

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Book Review: Why the Dalai Lama Matters

By Marx Dorrity

Robert Thurman’s book, Why the Dalai Lama Matters is an exploration of the significance of the one who many Tibetans feel is “the returning presence of the Buddha himself.”

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Book Review: The Night Villa; What Makes a Child Lucky

By Anne Pyburn

A mystery by award-winning author Carol Goodman and a story by master oral storyteller Gioia Timpanelli are on this month’s reading list.

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Books: Jessica Abel

By Pauline Uchmanowicz

Cartoonist and writer Jessica Abel chats about the history of her career as a graphic novelist, her work as a teacher, and what to do after you buy Maus.

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Where the Heart Is

By Nina Shengold

Nina Shengold talks with writer Laura Shaine Cunningham about Sleeping Arrangements (featured in the 2008 One Book, One New Paltz celebration).