Favorite author and the book that got you hooked on his/her writing

Every time I read the words of Charles Kuralt I feel like I am looking at a Norman Rockwell painting or hearing John Philip Sousa music played by a marching band in a 4th of July spectacular. I was first hooked by On the Road where his words capture American images and personalities so fresh that even on a re-read it is as if I’m meeting the people for the first time. Charles Kuralt made the every man a hero and every small town the center of the universe. He clearly loved the people he met on his travels and he had the ability to tell me why in simple eloquence. Reading his books are like visiting a new town and being shown around by a local, he captured the America that many believe is disappearing but as long as his books are published it is alive. Charles Kuralt is my favorite author.

What's your favorite love story?

I got a request for answers to this questions and I loved pondering options. After much debate and an honoerable mention to Gone With the Wind I say:


Every time I read the Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton I hope it will end differently. I want Newland Archer to go up to Ellen Olenska’s apartment, take her in his arms and for the passionate ending they (and I) have desired to finally come to fruition, but it never does and I end up crying so hard I can’t see the page this heartbreak is written on. The stains of repeated tears on my copy of this classic remind me every time that romance is about more then a happy ending.

Art reveals itself slowly

-Arne Glimcher