Author Archives: Angie Mason

About Angie Mason

I'm the education reporter at the York Daily Record. Follow me on Twitter: @angiemason1

Book exchange at Central Market

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Angie Mason

Central Market posted the following on its Facebook page: “Have a good book that you’d like to share? Check out the Central Market ‘Book Exchange!’ Central Market offers a ‘Book Exchange’ shelf, located at the seating area near the piano. … Continue reading →

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For book- and cat-lovers

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Angie Mason

I’m a sucker for cats and books, so I can’t wait to read this. From the Associated Press: DES MOINES, Iowa – He was a yellow tabby with twinkling green eyes, who arrived in the overnight drop box of a … Continue reading →

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The Memory Keeper’s Daughter

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Angie Mason

I read “The Memory Keeper’s Daughter” by Kim Edwards during a weeklong trip to the beach this summer. It’s a quick read, but a pretty good one. It’s the story of a doctor forced to deliver his own child during … Continue reading →

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Firehouse

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Angie Mason

Over the summer, I read David Halberstam’s “Firehouse.” Halberstam writes of Engine 40, Ladder 35, a fire company in Manhattan. On Sept. 11, 13 men from the firehouse responded to the World Trade Center. Only one of them made it … Continue reading →

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Bargains at the Book Nook

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Angie Mason

On Sunday I stopped in at the Book Nook at York Suburban Middle School. Last year, I sort of stumbled into the sale, not knowing how it worked or what to expect. I left with a bag full of books. … Continue reading →

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Billy Collins

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Angie Mason

I was introduced to Billy Collins’ poetry in college. He spoke at our campus, and I missed it. But a friend raved so much that I picked up one of his books. I remember opening “Sailing Alone Around the Room,” … Continue reading →

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Read the book

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Angie Mason

On Friday night, I finally got to watch “The Kite Runner” on DVD. I loved Khaled Hosseini’s book when I read it several years ago, so I was anxious to see how the movie would turn out. The verdict: the … Continue reading →

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One sister’s decision

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Angie Mason

Jodi Picoult’s “My Sister’s Keeper” sat on my bookshelf for a few months before I picked it up. My sister read it first, then lent it to my mother, who gave it to me. The three of us don’t always … Continue reading →

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