Archive for August, 2010

31 Aug

Flipping Houses without Flipping Out

Author Pamela Frost will be at the Learned Owl Book Shop (204 N. Main St, Hudson) Sept. 4 from 1 to 3 p.m. Frost’s new book, Houses of Cards, is a humorous (and sometimes shocking) recollection of her family’s ventures into real estate investing. Having bought the first house they “flipped” using credit cards, the Frosts moved [...]

07 Aug

Tracy Chevalier visits Hudson Library

I took a couple pictures from Tracy Chevalier’s visit to the Hudson Library and Historical Society Aug. 3. She talked about her upcoming book — which involves the Underground Railroad — and read a bit from her latest published novel “Remarkable Creatures” (which I’m about halfway through now, and enjoying immensely). She asked members of [...]

06 Aug

Dream Hikes author visits Hudson book shop

Jack Bennett, author of Dream Hikes Coast to Coast: Your Guide to America’s Most Memorable Hikes, will be at The Learned Owl Book Shop (204 N Main St, Hudson) on Aug. t 7 at 2 p.m. Dream Hikes offers detailed descriptions and tips for making 30 “life list” hikes around the U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii. Bennett will give [...]