Patricia Bochi
Patricia Bochi grew up in France before making this country her home. She trained in Egyptology and the history of art (Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania) and has inhabited the ivory tower of academia. She now explores the world around her through fiction. She is working on her first novel.
20 entries by Patricia Bochi
Antoine Laurain was born in Paris and is a screenwriter, antiques collector and the author of four novels. His latest, The President’s Hat, was awarded the Prix Landerneau Découvertes and the Prix Relay in 2012.
For Women’s History Month, we set out to “look for the woman” in some of the new books hitting the bookstores.
With the relaunch of "Slow Reads" as "Rediscovered Treasures," we're looking for books to feature. Tell us about a book that you love that might have been forgotten or overlooked.
This monthly feature by Patricia Bochi invites readers to (re)discover a work that’s so rich and delightful it calls for slow reading to appreciate it fully.
January's Slow Read is The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder. This is a monthly feature by Patricia Bochi inviting readers to (re)discover a work that’s so rich and delightful it calls for slow reading to appreciate it fully.
The holidays have a bit of magic in them, and the books in this list include some of it. We hope you enjoy reading some of these or giving them to others. Happy Holidays!
In this variation on the theme of "Holiday," we focus on food. We've listed a few books that capture the essence of cooking food for yourself or for others, and the pleasure that comes from it. Each book includes narratives of a personal, yet universal, nature that enrich the experience of creating food and charm the readers.
Carlo DeVito, professional food and wine writer and co-owner of the Hudson-Chatham winery, gives a list of books for the wine lovers in your life.
December's Slow Read is Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset. This is a monthly feature by Patricia Bochi inviting readers to (re)discover a work that’s so rich and delightful it calls for slow reading to appreciate it fully.
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November's Slow Read is The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.
This October, we celebrate the Hispanic Heritage with the work by one of its luminaries.
Patricia Bochi begins our fall season of slow reads with The Wine of Solitude by Irène Némirovsky.
Gerard Woodward's August, published in 2001 in the UK, is our August Slow Reads recommendation.
Harland's Half Acre by David Malouf, published in 1984, is our July Slow Reads recommendation.
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner, published in 1987, is our June recommendation, because the novel explores the quintessential theme of friendship.
