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Book Review by Anna Karras - The Book of Doors
Cassie Andrews would be the first to admit that she doesn’t have much of a life. In her thirties, she works in a bookstore, doesn’t have...
Anna Karras
Jan 24, 20242 min read


St. Augustine - A Minorcan Experience
Horse-drawn carriages await along the waterfront at the Bridge of Lions Photo by Miosotis, Shutterstock They come from around the world...
Karen Bartlett
Dec 26, 20233 min read


Book Review by Anna Karras - The River we Remember: A Novel
Jimmy Quinn owns the most land of anyone in Black Earth County in rural southwestern Minnesota. When the flame-haired farmer is...
Anna Karras
Dec 26, 20232 min read


Johnsonville Night Lights in The Garden
The day after Thanksgiving, Naples Botanical Garden transforms into its annual nighttime wonderland, a uniquely tropical spin on the...
Guest Writer
Nov 28, 20232 min read


A December to Remember on Fifth Avenue South
The holiday season is upon us, and Fifth Avenue South is already abuzz with good cheer. As the lyrics go, “it’s the most wonderful time...
Guest Writer
Nov 28, 20232 min read


Christmas on Third
46th Annual Tree Lighting Festival Holiday festivities have already begun on Third Street. Third Street South, Naples’ historic and...
Guest Writer
Nov 28, 20231 min read


Bernina Express
Snow-capped glaciers...medieval alpine villages, & an unexpected Heidi moment The Bernina Express crosses the Landwasser Viaduct | Karen...
Karen Bartlett
Nov 28, 20234 min read


Baseball in Italy
The team and coaches posed in St. Mark's Square in Venice. Over Spring Break in early April, the Community School of Naples Varsity...
Guest Writer
Oct 26, 20233 min read


Book Review
The English Experience reviewed by Anna Karras A professor of English for thirty years at a small, Midwestern university, Jay Fitger is...
Anna Karras
Oct 26, 20232 min read


Second book in the award-winning "Toofer & the Giblet" children's series
released by Dragon Horse Publishing Dragon Horse Publishing, an independent publishing house based in Naples, has announced the official...
Guest Writer
Jul 27, 20232 min read


Book Review by Anna Karras
A Time of Gifts Late summer is a time for travel and vacation. If, for whatever reason, you are unable to join the throngs of tourists...
Anna Karras
Jul 27, 20232 min read


The Ritz-Carlton Naples reopened
With elevated accommodations and expanded culinary experiences A beloved social hub in Naples for decades, the sophisticated new lobby of...
Guest Writer
Jul 26, 20234 min read


Historical fiction, strong women, headline Friends of the Library’s Author Spotlight
Historical fiction that focuses on resilient young women—one in 1948 Colorado and the other in 19th century Alabama and New York City—is...
Guest Writer
Jul 26, 20232 min read


Book Review
The Paris Apartment Jess has always been on her own. Her mum took her own life when Jess was in middle school and she and her...
Anna Karras
Apr 25, 20232 min read


Happy Birthdays, Stockholm
Sunset with beautiful buildings in the capital of Sweden, LeManna | Shutterstock If the Swedish birthday candle industry is on its toes,...
Karen Bartlett
Mar 26, 20234 min read


Book Review by Anna Karras
Our Missing Hearts Noah Gardner, nicknamed “Bird” by his mother, is thirteen years old; his mother left without a trace several years...
Anna Karras
Mar 25, 20232 min read


Book Review by Anna Karras
Now Is Not the Time to Panic Kevin Wilson is a little offbeat. For instance, his novel Nothing to See Here contains spontaneously...
Anna Karras
Feb 28, 20232 min read


Reality of police work vs. crime dramas
Gorodenkoff | shutterstock I’m just an author, not a law enforcement officer. However, by writing over twenty crime novels, I’ve come to...
Daniel Petrosini
Feb 25, 20232 min read


Los Cabos
Kissing a Gray Whale and Other Out-of-Body Experiences Golden Sonoran Desert beach at Los Cabos | Photo by Karen T. Bartlett Sunrise. A...
Karen Bartlett
Feb 25, 20234 min read


Book Review - Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius
Did he really do that? Did Nick Hornby actually write an entire book comparing the life and work of beloved novelist Charles Dickens with...
Anna Karras
Jan 30, 20232 min read
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