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Downashore

7/24/2015

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According to Wikipedia, Avalon, meaning "apple," is a legendary island featured in the Arthurian tales. More locally, it's a lovely town on the Jersey shore, north of Wildwood and Stone Harbor, with a fine public library and a boardwalk. Louis Greenstein will be speaking there on Tuesday night, July 28, at 7:00.

Actually the event is in the Multipurpose Room at the adjacent school. Click on the image above for the library's site.
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Such is the charm and literary power . . .

7/16/2015

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Another new Amazon review of MR. BOARDWALK, this one by Chantal Jauvin, whom we don't know:
Having only recently moved to the North East, I failed to understand the magic that the boardwalk of days gone by evoked for local neighbors and friends. After reading Greenstein's novel, I now share their nostalgia for the demise of the pre-casino era. Not simply because it has all become too commercial but because now I too, after reading this novel, feel attached to boardwalk as it once was. Such is the charm and literary power of the author's writing. The characters and the setting have come to life. I have savored the pretzels, I have watched the juggling and want my fortunes read again.

If the purpose of a novel is to transport us to place and time we’ve never experienced and turn the last page transformed by the experience, then Mr. Boardwalk has achieved this exceptionally well.
Thank you, Ms. Jauvin!
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"Vividly Visualize"

7/13/2015

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Louis Greenstein's appearance at Sun Rose Words and Music in Ocean City, NJ--an outdoor book signing--got rained out, so it has been rescheduled for Saturday, August 15, 11:00 to 1:00. We'll have more on that as the date approaches.

Meanwhile, you can still catch Louis "downashore" for a lecture, Q&A, and book signing sponsored by the Avalon Free Public Library on Tuesday, July 28, 7 p.m. The event is in the Multipurpose Room of the Avalon Elementary School, right next to the library, three blocks from the Boardwalk.

Last but not least, here's a five-star Amazon review posted by C. Lipkin last month:
It's rare when one can read a book and vividly visualize the scenarios page by page and chapter by chapter. But that's exactly what happened when I read "Mr. Boardwalk". I grew up in Philadelphia and spent my summers at the Jersey shore, very close to where Jason and his family set up shop each summer. So it was easy to read and sense at the same time--the smells of the boardwalk--cotton candy, the ocean and Coppertone, the sights of the piers and the shops; the constant roar of the ocean and the cry of the seagulls. The book was also a great read--it was well-written and nicely paced. And, it covered the spectrum of emotions--I definitely teared up at the end. If you've spent your summers near Atlantic City or the South Jersey shore, grown up in suburban Philadelphia, or just want to read a really good book, check this out.
Thank you C., whoever you are!
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