Monthly Archives: November 2008

Kafka scholars offers new translation

Elizabethtown College Professor Mark Harman has crafted a new translation of Franz Kafka’s first novel, “Der Verschollene” (“The Missing Person”). Harman’s translation of Kafka’s “Das Schloss” (“The Castle”) was named best book of the year by the Los Angeles Times.

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Psychological biography of Bill Clinton

John Gartner, assistant professor of medical psychology at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, has written “In Search of Bill Clinton: A Psychological Biography.” Gartner is also the author of “The Hypomanic Edge.” In his new book, Gartner attempts to show … Continue reading

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Red Land Library closed for renovations

Red Land Community Library, 48 Robin Hood Drive, Etters, closed today for renovations and anticipates a reopening celebration in February. Dairy Delights, an ice cream shop at 320 Newberry Commons, will host the library for limited hours and story times … Continue reading

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Toni Morrison’s “A Mercy”

Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times calls Toni Morrison’s new novel, “A heartbreaking account of lost innocence and fractured dreams [that] also stands, with Beloved, as one of Ms. Morrison’s most haunting works yet.” Read an excerpt from the … Continue reading

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New thriller from Koontz

To read the first two chapters of Dean Koontz’s latest book, “Your Heart Belongs to Me,” due in bookstores Nov. 25, click here.

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“Bunnicula” a “Twilight” for kids…

I read “Bunnicula” when I was in grade school. I don’t remember a whole lot, but it’s about a vampire bunny that enjoys sucking the juices out of vegetables. yummy… For a better synopsis click here

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It’s midnight “The Witching Hour” and I finished “Twilight”

I haven’t read this fast since I read the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice. And that was about 15 years ago. The sneak peek of the first chapter in the next novel “New Moon” had me thirsting for more… I … Continue reading

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“Twilight” vs. “Vampire Diaries”

I’m almost finished reading Twilight and I couldn’t help comparing it to another vampire series called “The Vampire Diaries” by L.J. Smith. There are a lot of similarities. “Diaries” came before “Twilight” but I like the “Twilight” series better. The … Continue reading

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Casting ‘Hobbit’ book characters

So, I keep checking IMDb for news on the movie adaptations of “The Hobbit,” but there hasn’t been a whole lot new lately. They’re still writing the scripts at this point. From what director Guillermo del Toro has been saying, … Continue reading

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Horror stories now in paperback

Last year, Christopher Hivner of Dallastown published a collection of his horror stories as an ebook. That book, “The Spaces Between Your Screams,” is now also available as a paperback from www.etreasurespublishing.com and from Amazon.com as a paperback or for … Continue reading

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