Books on the Common sits on the main drag in Ridgefield - parking was a breeze on a recent Saturday morning and the atmosphere inside was very conducive to browsing. Conversation was available if you wanted it which was perfect for this introvert.
As it is getting close to Christmas I picked up a couple of books that may find their way under some trees so I'm not going to mention those. However, I am rather excited about Billy Collins' new poetry collection, Aimless Love and a book called The Moth which is a collection of personal stories. The Moth celebrates the art of storytelling and according to the London Guardian, "..is brilliant and quietly addictive." It has developed a cult following in NYC where stories are performed live and then shared via podcast. I'm not even close to doing it justice so check their website, www.themoth.org.
Like many local bookstores Books on the Common brings authors in to speak. We took my dad to hear Kevin Peraino talk about his book, Lincoln in the World: The Making of a Statesman and the Dawn of American Power. I'm not a history buff but I enjoyed listening to Mr. Peraino talk about Lincoln from a perspective that is often overlooked (foreign policy); he made the information very accessible (the Lincoln impersonator sitting in the audience seemed to agree).
Books on the Common can be found on the web at: www.booksonthecommon.com/
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