WSHU’s Book Critic Joan Baum spoke with former Congressman Israel about his love of books and why reading books is vital.

Interview: Former US Representative Steve Israel opens a bookstore in Oyster Bay

With an eye on reviewing fiction and nonfiction that has regional resonance for Connecticut or Long Island, Joan Baum considers the timeliness and significance of recently published work: what these books have to say to a broad group of readers today and how they say it in a distinctive or unique manner, taking into account style and structure as well as subject matter.

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Interview: Former US Representative Steve Israel opens a bookstore in Oyster Bay

Interview: Former US Representative Steve Israel opens a bookstore in Oyster Bay