Timothy Ward of York will read from his book of poetry, "Last Words: A Portrait of Gay Lust, Love and Loss," at 8 p.m. Dec. 1 at Sparky's Café at Martin Library, 159 E. Market St.
Books will be for sale and signing following the reading. Proceeds will go to Family First Health in York for Caring Together/AIDS service.
York County Libraries is holding a celebration for first-grade readers from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Nov. 14 at the West Manchester Mall. The event features nationally-known children's author and Illustrator Tedd Arnold, who will tell stories and sketch some of the characters in his books. Kids can also have their face painted by Skeeta the Clown, and listen to storytellinger Beth Rebert. The free event will be held in the Bon-Ton Court.
The celebration is the culminating event of this year's "Grade One At the Library" (GOAL) program which encourages first-grade students to get and use a library card. The program is made possible through major sponsorship by PeoplesBank.
Participants receive incentives during three library visits, with the final prize being Arnold's book "Hi! Fly Guy." Children are invited to bring their copy along for the author to autograph. Several of Arnold's orhter books will be available for purchase and autograph.
Author Jonah Lehrer has family in York. He will be in town in October for a talk at Martin Library.
By BETH VRABEL
For the Daily Record/Sunday News
Jonah Lehrer's credentials might be intimidating. After all, he was a Rhodes Scholar to Oxford University, in addition to being a Columbia graduate. He's a contributing editor to Wired and Scientific American Mind. The New Yorker, The Washington Post and the Boston Globe have all carried his byline.
But, just like the rest of us, he gets sent to the grocery store with a list from his spouse.
Unlike the rest of us, such trips inspire a widely acclaimed book.
A new book by Patrick Radden Keefe, "The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream," highlights York in the campaign to secure human rights for hundreds of Chinese dissidents seeking political asylum.
Keefe is the first to write a book on the politics, international intrigue and human drama of the refugees of the Golden Venture.
Keefe will speak and sign books from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 2 at the York Historical Society Museum, 250 E. Market St., York. Several of the Golden Venture immigrants, political insiders, and members of The People of the Golden Vision will also speak.
By JOSEPH MALDONADO
For the Daily Record/Sunday News
Despite having published three books and countless newspaper articles, 54-year-old Nathan McCall cannot say how long he has been a writer.
"I wish I could tell you," said McCall. "Even though I have been a professional writer since 1981, there were always days in my life when I felt like I should have been writing and times today when I still feel like I'm not a writer at all."
If the affirmation of his readers is any indication, McCall should have no doubt that he is a writer. And if the excitement that has been generated by his impending visit to York is any indication, he is a well-liked and highly respected author to boot.
On Friday and Saturday, McCall will be a guest speaker of The York City Human Relations Commission and Martin Library. The two groups are collaborating to celebrate April's National Fair Housing Month and National Library Week, April 13-18.
New Oxford resident Steve McNaughton will sign copies of his new release, "Pennsylvania's Adams County Ghosts: Gettysburg, New Oxford, Cashtown and East Berlin," from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 9 at Publick Tyme at Dills' Tavern, 227 N. Baltimore St., Dillsburg.
The event is sponsored by the Northern York County Historical and Preservation Society.
Timothy Ward will read from his self-published book of poetry, "Last Words: A Portrait of Gay Lust, Love & Loss," March 27 at YorkArts Gallery, 10 N. Beaver St., York.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and the poetry reading begins at 8. A book signing and social hour will follow from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
The book sells for $11 and most of the proceeds go to AIDS research. For details, call 659-6034.
Steve McNaughton of New Oxford will sign copies of his book, "Pennsylvania's Adams County Ghosts: Gettysburg, New Oxford, Cashtown and East Berlin," from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the New Oxford Coffee Co. & Visitor Center, 16 Center Square, New Oxford.
McNaughton operates the Chestnut Hall Bed and Breakfast in New Oxford. He also established the paranormal investigate group called P.E.E.R. (Paranormal and Environmental Explanations from Research) and explores southcentral Pennsylvania in his search for the paranormal.
Local author John Coulson will sign copies of his new book, "Hanover Raiders: Minor League Baseball in Hanover, Pennsylvania," from 6 to 8 p.m. July 31 at Guthrie Memorial Library-Hanover's Public Library, 2 Library Place.
To read more about his book, click here: http://www.yorkblog.com/yorktownsquare/2008/07/hanover.php .
One of the book clubs I belong to (yes, I'm a dork and belong to two) read "One Red Paperclip" by Kyle MacDonald this month. It tells the story of a 20-something in Canada who traded his way up from a paper clip to a house in a year's time.
I missed the book club meeting, but I heard the reviews were mixed. I enjoyed the tale and the life lessons MacDonald incorporates along the way. Others thought it was just another guy-gets-lucky Internet story.
I went to check the Web site today, and apparently now he and his girlfriend are trying to trade their house for something else.
You can ask him about that yourself when he comes to speak at the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg on September 23. Here's the information.
Ervin R. Stutzman, author of " Emma: A Widow among the Amish," will speak at Metzler Mennonite Church in Ephrata at 7 p.m. June 2 in a free program sponsored by the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society.
Jodi Picoult, New York Times best-selling author of "Plain Truth," "My Sister's Keeper" and "Nineteen Minutes," will speak at 7 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 310 S. 7th Ave. in Reading.
Steve McKee
Steve McKee is a York Catholic grad and an editor for the Wall Street Journal.
His "My Father's Heart, A Son's Story" covers a lot of ground. It's a story about heart disease, the relationship between father and son, the painful aftermath of a loved one's death and a story about growing up in York in the 1960s... .
Funky alphabet rhymes and a new take on The Golden Rule are the themes in the two imaginative children's books chosen to receive the 23rd Annual Please Touch Museum Book Award, the only award of its kind to honor the publication of quality books for young children. The award is given annually to two books in categories based on the age of the museum's visitors: kids ages 7and under.
This year's winners are:
Age 3 and under:
"Peanut Butter and Jellyfishes," written by Brian P. Cleary and illustrated by Betsy E. Snyder
Age 4 to 7:
"Do Unto Otters," written and illustrated by Laurie Keller
Have you just finished reading a book you couldn't put down, or one that kept putting you to sleep?
We want to hear about it, good or bad.
Send your book review to gfogal@ydr.com and we will post it here.
Lisa Margonelli, an award-winning writer on global culture and the economy of energy, will discuss her new book, "Oil on the Brain," at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 in Leedy Theater of the Mund College Center at Lebanon Valley College, 101 N. College Ave., Annville.
Margonelli will explore the possibilities of a post-oil world. Her lecture is part of LVC's yearlong Energy Colloquium.
She is an Irvine Fellow at the New America Foundation and was the recipient of a Sundance Institute Fellowship and an excellence in journalism award from the Northern California Society of Professional Journalists. She has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Wired, Business 2.0, Discover and Jane.
