b'Book ReportExplore Matters Magazinesstory topics with these booksHolding the Note: Profiles in Popular Musicby David Remnick NewYorkereditorRemnickcollects11previously published profiles of some of the most influential musicians of our time, such as Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, and Leonard Cohen, as they each con-front their diminishing gifts and mortality: how do they continue to find inspiration after decades at the top of their profession?The House Is on Fireby Rachel Beanland Hundreds of holiday revelers packed a Richmond theater in 1811, looking for a respite from the bit-ter winter, when a fire broke out, resulting in what wasthenthedeadliestdisasterintheyoung countrys history. Beanlands compassionate his-torical novel traces four of those theatergoers.Unique Handcrafted GiftsNew items arriving dailyExtended Holiday Hours Thicker Than Waterkokoromaplewood.com by Kerry WashingtonFansofMichelleMillersBelongingwillalso appreciateactressWashingtonsequally searchingmemoiraboutidentityandaccep-tance,sparkedbyalong-buriedsecretthat upendedwhatsheknewaboutherfamily.HandmadeThis Winter by Alice OsemanTake it from us: we cant keep Osemans Heart-in South Orange stopper graphic novel series on the shelves, and New Jersey the Netflix series has only brought additional at-tention to her expanding universe. In this novella, Oseman brings her beloved characters together for the holidays. Wine for Normal Peopleby Elizabeth SchneiderSchneider adapts her popular Wine for Normal Peo-ple podcast into a reference guide thats equally as funny, wise, and enthusiastic. In unpretentious, non-judgmentalprose,sheintroducesreaderstothe many varieties of wine, what to look for before drink-ing a glass, and how to pair the right bottle with food.Visit CLAY at 10 Vose Ave.Watch pottery be created and shop 65 Scotland RoadSouth Orange, NJ 07079 one of a kind handmade gifts. 973-762-0230 | sopl.org22/ matters magazine / holiday 2023'