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Yearly Archives: 2007, 2008

In Florida, Christmas books for the homeless

Books - 8 hours ago

(From the Santa Rosa Press Gazette) The Panhandle Writers Group in Santa Rosa County will partner with two groups from Woodbine United Methodist Church in Pace to provide books for the homeless for Christmas. Each year …
Musicians page through their pasts for book deals

Books - 8 hours ago

By Cortney Harding NEW YORK (Billboard) - As recording artists experiment with all manner of digital media to reach their fans, a few are engaging in a centuries-old practice -- writing books. Those awaiting new …
A hero devoted to getting books to Ethiopia’s children

Books - 15 hours ago

CNN has chosen Gebregeorgis Yohannes as one of their heroes (picked as one of 10 out of 10,000 nominations) and it was an excellent choice. Yohannes has devoted himself for the past decade to getting books into the …
The Looming Tower

Books - 22 hours ago

I am currently reading The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright. It is a sweeping narrative of the people and events that led to 9/11. I heartily recommend it!
Something Wicked

Books - 22 hours ago

If young adult literature is the new Rock ’n’ Roll, as some suggest, then author Alan Gratz is Frank Zappa, and his smart, droll remakes of Shakespeare’s tragic hits – Hamlet and Macbeth – should win new converts to …