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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.
By Our Staff Reporter Bhopal, Nov 21: The creation of new children literature of litterateur of Datia Harikrishna "Hari" and Dr Raj Goswami "Treta Ke Ram" and "Chandrayan Se Jayange" will be released on November 29 at Naresh Mehta Conference Hall of Hindi Bhawan, near Polytechnic Square, Shyamla Hills at a grand programme.
Local Author John Leach will read from his new book, The World We Want at Gulliver's tonight from 7:30 to 9 pm. John's life seems to encompass more than one lifetime.[...]
MORE details have emerged about a historical literature festival which organisers hope will “put Odiham on the map”.
NORWOOD, Ohio - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday it shows courage for readers to carry her book in public, as she returned as a best-selling author to the southwest Ohio region where she ...
If you are curious about the novel Courage only because it would be the first work of Chinese gay fiction you have read, know this - it is not that gay.
Over the years, Sandra Brakebill has kept journals to jot down her thoughts. She recently parlayed her habit of writing about her personal experiences into authoring an inspirational book titled \"My Life Is In His Hands: Miracles Among Us.\"
HARDING TWP. – If you like romance novels set in Scotland in the medieval times, Harding Green resident Morgan MacKinnon has the perfect book for you.
Students from New York City area schools were treated to a surprise guest at this year’s National Book Award’s Teen Press conference with award finalists—Claudette Colvin, the little known civil rights activist and subject of a book by Phillip Hoose showed up at the event.
Reducing and eliminating global hunger must include education as a top priority, according to David Acker, co-author of a new book, “Education for Rural People: The Role of Education, Training and Capacity Development in Poverty Reduction and Food Security.”
Life in a very small town provided such amusing fodder for Celia Day, she wrote a book about it.Day, 58, lives part of the year in Pacifica with her husband, Gene Day, a North County Fire Authority fire inspector, and, since 2004, the rest of the time in Ramona, South Dakota, population 175.
Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosts a discussion with Lynn Jimenez, author of "¿Se Habla Dinero? The Everyday Guide to Financial Success," a personal finance book geared toward multigenerational Hispanic families.
Eustacia Cutler, who wrote a book about raising her autistic daughter, will be the keynote speaker today at the third annual Northtowns Family Agency Fair and Parent Conference.
“I’ve always loved maps, which I think is true for a lot of people,” says author Katharine Harmon, on the phone from New York. “Once you start being aware of them, you start seeing them everywhere. I remember from when I was very young noticing that maps surround us, and just thinking about that idea of maps being some kind of representation of reality.”
Investigative reporter Charles Gasparino will talk about his book, “The Sellout, How Three Decades of Wall Street Greed and Government Mismanagement Destroyed the Global Financial System,” at 5 p.m. Sunday, November 22, at the New Canaan Library.
Not everyone can say they're a published author. But some kids with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder at Winnipeg's David Livingstone Community School can.
