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Allentown native Deborah Heiligman, who was named a National Book Award finalist this fall, will be back in the Lehigh Valley for a talk and book signing.
'Angel Time’ Author: Anne Rice Data: Alfred A. Knopf, 274 pages, $25.95 Review by AMANDA TEW The Times-Union “Angel Time” was my first step into the literary world of Anne Rice. Sure, I wanted to borrow her infamous vampire novels from the library when I was younger, but my parents always objected. read more
Author James Diehl will make several local appearances in early December to promote his latest project, “World War II Heroes of Southern Delaware.” Released on Veterans Day, the 234-page book profiles more than four dozen heroic men and women who came to the county’s defense in the 1940s.
OAKFORD, Pa. -- An inspiring and insightful read awaits readers as author Skye Leigh releases through Xlibris, Wisdom On Wing. Filled with wisdom and enlightening threads, this book will inspire anyone, especially women, to make the best of their lives and express the loveliness that lies within their hearts, minds and souls.
By Ben Steelman Ben.Steelman@StarNewsOnline.com The author of a new book about North Carolina’s State Ports Authority will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Cape Fear Museum, 814 Princess St. Walter R. Turner, author of “Waterways to the World,” will be joined by SPA Chairman Carl Stewart. Admission will be free, and a book signing is planned.
Art Beat talks to Phillip Hoose, who last week won the National Book Award for young people's literature for "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice."
The novelist and critic Thomas Mallon began to explore the idea of a book about letter writing, he tells us, "when a first-class stamp cost 29¢."
Author and historian Phillip Hoose’s true story about a brave African-American teen who defied Jim Crow laws in March 1955 by refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white woman in Montgomery, AL, is the recipient of the 2009 National Book Award in the category for Young People’s Literature.
Maine author Phillip Hoose said winning a National Book Award for his chronicle of a young civil rights pioneer was all the more moving because she took the stage with him when he accepted the honor.
ANN ARBOR Jesuit priest and Nigerian author Uwem Akpan talks about his best-selling short story collection at the University of Michigan. Akpan's 2008 book "Say You're One of Them" contains fictional accounts of people seeking normality in the face of often extreme circumstances. He speaks Friday afternoon at the Ann Arbor school's Hatcher Graduate Library. Akpan studied philosophy and English ...
Oklahoma author and attorney Debra West has announced the publication of her book, "How To Wage War Against A Flu Pandemic" ($16.99/All Trails Publishing). The 112-page book is a how-to manual for preparation and planning, as well as caring for someone with the flu.
The Le Mars Public Library will host a book signing by northwest Iowa author Vicki Myron Thursday. Myron is the author of "Dewey, The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World" and the children's book, "Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library!"
An interview with Seattle author Katherine Harmon, who delves into the human fascination with maps and mapmaking in her new book "The Map as Art." Harmon appears at University Book Store on Dec. 1.
NEW HAVEN — Reinhold Niebuhr, the famed Protestant theologian, will be credited with writing the Serenity Prayer in the next edition of the Yale Book of Quotations.
On an August morning in 1974, a man named Philippe Petit steps off of the roof of the World Trade Center's South Tower and onto a tightrope. The act is the backdrop to Colum McCann's National Book Award-winning novel, "Let the Great World Spin."
In the late 1970s, Washington State University Spokane professor Bryan Vila went to Micronesia, straight from working with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. His job in Micronesia was to train police among a disparate set of island cultures. A book about the six years he spent there, “Micronesian Blues,” has just been published. The book’s co-author is Cynthia Morris. Q.Why write a book about ...
