Monthly Archives: April 2010

Novel inspires new Frank Lloyd Wright tour

Posted on April 23, 2010 by gloria jean fogal

According to the Associated Press, a novel about Frank Lloyd Wright’s love life has inspired a new tour at Taliesin in southwest Wisconsin. Nancy Horan’s best-selling “Loving Frank: A Novel” has brought attention to the tourist destination in Spring Green, … Continue reading →

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Skater Weir working on book of essays

Posted on April 19, 2010 by gloria jean fogal

Johnny Weir has more to say, so he’s working on a book — a funny book, according to the Associated Press. Publisher Gallery Books announced Monday that the figure skater and reality TV star will release a “collection of wildly … Continue reading →

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Remember Earth at the library

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Teresa Cook

Blanca Rivera, right, of Glen Rock, shows a book from the Earth Day display to Lachlan Gemmill-Edwards at the Arthur Hufnagel Public Library in Glen Rock. On the Shelves By DEBORAH SULLIVAN As I took a walk in downtown York … Continue reading →

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“The Help” by Kathryn Stockett

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Teresa Cook

It’s Mississippi in the 1960s. Two black maids talk about their lives and the families they work for. A young, white woman, Skeeter, graduates from college and returns to her hometown, but she’s not quite fitting in with her old … Continue reading →

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Jackie Kennedy interviews to be published

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Teresa Cook

From the Associated Press During the first half of 1964, just months after her husband was assassinated, Jacqueline Kennedy sat for seven interviews with historian and family friend Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. They met at her home in Washington, D.C., … Continue reading →

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Still wondering about L.J. Smith’s “Nightworld” series’s “Strange Fate”

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Emileigh Clare

When popular young adult fiction author L.J. Smith published her first supernatural romance series, “The Vampire Diaries“, I was about 5 years old. Of course I wasn’t really that into vampires at the time, unless you count Count Von Count … Continue reading →

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‘Tinkers’ wins Pulitzer Prize

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Teresa Cook

The 2010 Pulitzer prizes for literature, announced Tuesday afternoon: Fiction: “Tinkers” by Paul Harding (Bellevue Literary Press) Drama: “Next to Normal,” music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey History: “Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the … Continue reading →

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Best-sellers at Borders

Posted on April 12, 2010 by gloria jean fogal

Best-sellers at Borders Books & Music in Springettsbury Township for the week that ended April 4. 1. “Conservative Victory” by Sean Hannity. 2. “The Last Child” by John Hart. 3. “Apologize, Apologize” by Elizabeth Kelly. 4. “Silver Borne” by Patricia … Continue reading →

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Red Lion resident writes mystery

Posted on April 9, 2010 by gloria jean fogal

Donna Lee Comer of Red Lion has self-published a mystery titled “A Day For A Day.” It is available at amazon.com for $10.79. To learn more about Comer and her book, go to www.donnaleecomer.com.

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Real life horror spawns novel

Posted on April 9, 2010 by gloria jean fogal

Author Mike Dellosso of Hanover will release his third Christian horror novel, “Darlington Woods,” on May 4. According to Dellosso, the book was written just months after he completed chemotherapy for colon cancer and tackles many of the emotions involved … Continue reading →

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