Summary
Writing a book demands blood, sweat and tears, but it's hard to imagine a comfier place to open a literary vein than Charlottesville, Va.
Set Brigadoon-like in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, this Piedmont town of 50,000 serves up all the stimulants a writer needs to confront the blank page - or be distracted from it: bookstores, bars, coffeehouses and the intellectual riches of the University of Virginia, one of the nation's powerhouse institutions of higher learning.See the full content of this document
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Magnet for Readers and Writers
Blame Thomas Jefferson. The Sage of Monticello opened his "academical village" in 1825, and the place has never gotten over it. Charlottesville's a book-loving town.
Two poles anchor literary life in Charlottesville: the Corner, as the commercial strip near the university is known, and downtown, whose centerpiece is the pedestrian-only Downtown Mall. When I visit on a chilly Mar...See the full content of this document
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