1. An interview with Sebastian Junger. When Shanna Wilson talked with the journalist and bestselling author of The Perfect Storm and Tribe, people listened.


2. David Bruce Smith’s review of Then & Now: A Memoir by Barbara Cook. This look at the former Broadway ingénue’s bittersweet life struck a chord with showbiz lovers and bookworms alike.


3. An interview with Joy Callaway. Readers kept clicking on Carrie Callaghan’s Q&A with Callaway, author of The Fifth Avenue Artists Society. There’s just something about the Gilded Age…


4. Phil Jason’s review of Brighton: A Novel by Michael Harvey. The takeaway from this look at a story about Boston’s seamy underbelly: that the book has it all. Gambling, extortion, and murder? Where do we sign?


5. Robert Germany’s review of Classical Literature: An Epic Journey from Homer to Virgil and Beyond by Richard Jenkyns. Talk about your erudite critiques! We feel smarter just reminiscing about this review.

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