Bookish: BROWSING (3#) -

Some NY Observer staff put together a bunch of books which they believe will interest their readers, including a story about a historic Greenwich Village restaurant and its bohemian habitues, a new take on the Case of the Hound of The Baskervilles, the sad ending of Brooke Astor's life, and more. [Fall Books]

# Tim Martin interviews
:::: writer Neal Stephenson - quirky.

# In a delightful blog entry, Mystery maven Linda Richards spots a rundown castle for sale online at seemingly bargain pricing and contemplates how she would go about renovating it. By the looks of it [photo inc'd], it's a real fixer-upper. Some might even call it a pile.

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