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Lary Bloom's I'll Take New Haven is a sprightly book depicting the author's transition from a suburban community to total immersion in New Haven, CT. It is written with the author's inimitable wit and sharp eye for telling details. The book is a total delight!

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"Praise for I'll Take New Haven ""In a world where the sun burns cold and cyborg overlords rule the land, humanity prays for a hero. That hero is Lary Bloom, bringing warmth, whimsy and wisdom to life in New Haven and reminding his reader that every day contains a good story, if you see it and tell it right. I wish some of the cyborgs would read this book, especially YW-1183 who just doesn't get us."" -Colin McEnroe, WNPR host, columnist, author of My Father's Footprints ""Amble down the path of New Haven's city streets with Lary Bloom and you'll want to pack up and move to the Elm City with Bloom as your guide. -Nancy Slonim Aronie, author of Writing From the Heart and Memoir as Medicine, founder of the Chilmark Writing Workshop ""With his characteristic curiosity, humor, and insight, Lary Bloom's essays help us make sense of these challenging times, and to find compassion for those we disagree with-and ourselves."" -Sarah Darer Littman, author of Deepfake, Anything But Okay, Backlash, etc. ""In I'll Take New Haven, Bloom reminds us to listen, observe, engage and care as he unfolds tales from the streets of New Haven and his own layered life as a young widower, Vietnam veteran, IRIS family sponsor and new dog owner. This book feels like a private visit with the droll, sharp grandmaster of Connecticut's writing scene."" -Mary Collins, author of At the Broken Places: A Mother and Trans Son Pick up the Pieces ""I spent several hours with Lary Bloom's haimishe voice in my head and found it a very pleasurable experience. I was familiar with some of the essays that I read in the Independent but many of them were new to me. The effect of reading them this way, in a collection, lends the work a gravitas that sometimes gets lost in the blur of the daily news cycle. It reminded me of Alfred Kazin's A Walker in the City, that writer's midlife musings on his coming of age as a young man in Brooklyn. In I'll Take New Haven the flaneur is Lary Bloom, a writer musing on his coming-of-old-age in the city he adopted late in life. Bloom's love of his city, of his wife, and of his dog (not necessarily in that order) permeates every well-observed snapshot."" -Donald Margulies, Pulitzer-winning playwright of Dinner with Friends, Time Stands Still, Brooklyn Boy, Sight Unseen, etc. ""Lary Bloom has been a voice for sanity, humanity, and the appreciation of quiet beauty in Connecticut for a lifetime. How lucky New Haven is that he chose to train his eye and his craft on our society in his golden years! Whether you live in New Haven, think about living in New Haven, or simply have an interest in how colorful, striving communities work, this collection of essays will open your eyes and your heart."" -Paul Bass, editor, New Haven Independent ""Woof."" -Lucca, resident Lagotto Romagnolo"

Praise for I'll Take New Haven In a world where the sun burns cold and cyborg overlords rule the land, humanity prays for a hero. That hero is Lary Bloom, bringing warmth, whimsy and wisdom to life in New Haven and reminding his reader that every day contains a good story, if you see it and tell it right. I wish some of the cyborgs would read this book, especially YW-1183 who just doesn't get us. -Colin McEnroe, WNPR host, columnist, author of My Father's Footprints Amble down the path of New Haven's city streets with Lary Bloom and you'll want to pack up and move to the Elm City with Bloom as your guide. -Nancy Slonim Aronie, author of Writing From the Heart and Memoir as Medicine, founder of the Chilmark Writing Workshop With his characteristic curiosity, humor, and insight, Lary Bloom's essays help us make sense of these challenging times, and to find compassion for those we disagree with-and ourselves. -Sarah Darer Littman, author of Deepfake, Anything But Okay, Backlash, etc. In I'll Take New Haven, Bloom reminds us to listen, observe, engage and care as he unfolds tales from the streets of New Haven and his own layered life as a young widower, Vietnam veteran, IRIS family sponsor and new dog owner. This book feels like a private visit with the droll, sharp grandmaster of Connecticut's writing scene. -Mary Collins, author of At the Broken Places: A Mother and Trans Son Pick up the Pieces I spent several hours with Lary Bloom's haimishe voice in my head and found it a very pleasurable experience. I was familiar with some of the essays that I read in the Independent but many of them were new to me. The effect of reading them this way, in a collection, lends the work a gravitas that sometimes gets lost in the blur of the daily news cycle. It reminded me of Alfred Kazin's A Walker in the City, that writer's midlife musings on his coming of age as a young man in Brooklyn. In I'll Take New Haven the flaneur is Lary Bloom, a writer musing on his coming-of-old-age in the city he adopted late in life. Bloom's love of his city, of his wife, and of his dog (not necessarily in that order) permeates every well-observed snapshot. -Donald Margulies, Pulitzer-winning playwright of Dinner with Friends, Time Stands Still, Brooklyn Boy, Sight Unseen, etc. Lary Bloom has been a voice for sanity, humanity, and the appreciation of quiet beauty in Connecticut for a lifetime. How lucky New Haven is that he chose to train his eye and his craft on our society in his golden years! Whether you live in New Haven, think about living in New Haven, or simply have an interest in how colorful, striving communities work, this collection of essays will open your eyes and your heart. -Paul Bass, editor, New Haven Independent Woof. -Lucca, resident Lagotto Romagnolo

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