Monthly Archives: October 2007

Local author

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Teresa Cook

By Gloria Jean Fogal The book: “Are You Ineffective? Discovering and Resolving the 202 Sure Signs of Ineffectiveness” (Authorhouse, $23) The author: Jay Young, 46, lives in Spring Garden Township. An executive manager, attorney and adviser, he has worked with … Continue reading →

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When a crocodile eats the sun

Posted on October 25, 2007 by joan mcinnis

“When A Crocodile Eats the Sun,” Peter Godwin’s brilliant memoir of his family’s experience in present day Zimbabwe, refers to a native belief that whenever a solar eclipse occurs, the crocodile snuffs out the life-giving light of the sun. And … Continue reading →

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‘Angels Fall’ gets top Quill award

Posted on October 24, 2007 by gloria fogal

Nora Roberts’ “Angels Fall” was named the Quill Book of the Year during a an awards show held at Lincoln Center in New York. According to the Los Angeles Times: Roberts’ romance novel was chosen in online voting by the … Continue reading →

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Boys lost by war

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Teresa Cook

Remember what it feels like to be a child and to be lost? Multiply that abandoned feeling a few thousand times to understand the protagonists in two excellent books — “Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier” and “What … Continue reading →

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Quilt tells folk tale

Posted on October 18, 2007 by gloria fogal

While growing up in wartime Germany, Sieglinde Schoen-Smith found comfort in the words and watercolors in a German folk tale, “Mother Earth and Her Children.” Many years later, when she lost her son, Schoen-Smith again turned for comfort to the … Continue reading →

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Story of troubled family wins Booker Prize

Posted on October 17, 2007 by gloria fogal

“The Gathering,” an uncompromising portrait of a troubled family, won the Man Booker fiction prize for its Irish author, Anne Enright. According to the Associated Press: She is the second Irish writer to win the prize in the past three … Continue reading →

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Sending shivers down your spine

Posted on October 16, 2007 by chris otto

Looking for something spooky to read as Halloween approaches? Delve into the literary past and grab a collection of tales by Algernon Blackwood. You won’t be disappointed. There have been numerous collections of his short stories over the years. Some … Continue reading →

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Local author

Posted on October 15, 2007 by Teresa Cook

The book: “Hands Upon My Heart: My Journey Through Heart Disease and Into Life” (Discovery Publishing Co., $15.95) <img alt="foster" src="http://extras.inyork.com/yorkblog/books/img/foster" width="100" The author: Perry Foster, 67, lives in York Township. Now retired, he taught English at York Suburban Senior … Continue reading →

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Comic books are good for you

Posted on October 15, 2007 by gloria fogal

Devotees of line-drawn literature will share their enthusiasm for the genre during Dillsburg Area Public Library’s “Comics From the Classics to the Graphics” program. All sessions are scheduled for 7 p.m. at the library, 17 S. Baltimore St.

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Doris Lessing wins 2007 Nobel Literature Prize

Posted on October 11, 2007 by gloria fogal

English writer Doris Lessing has won the 2007 Nobel Prize in literature. According to the Associated Press: Lessing, who turns 88 in just over a week, was born to British parents who were living in what is now Iran. The … Continue reading →

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