Tonight I am not writing to you from New York City. Tonight I am writing to you from Cincinnati, a half-shuttered and intriguing Ohio city, and I would like to tell you about a book store that I have discovered here. It is called the Iris Bookcafe , and I love it already. Today was blowy and snowy and frozen, so I took refuge there for about an hour (although I would have liked to stay much longer). The Bookcafe sells exactly what the name suggests: books (used ones) and coffee (as well as standard coffee shop foods like soup and pastries). There are shelves of books in the front 'eating area' of the shop and even more in back. I got really sucked in while browsing! Used book stores always have an interesting mix of book topics. The Bookcafe also sells records. I spent quite a while going through the "5 for $1" singles box :) Then I ordered a mocha latte - my firs...