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 .
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Science fiction lovers may want to plan to spend the day at the York Emporium Aug. 1.
The used book store will hold its Sci-Fi Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 343 W. Market St., York.
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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.
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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... .
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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.
Award-winning author Joyce Carol Oates will give the keynote address at the 2008 Pennwriters Conference May 16-18 at the Host Resort in Lancaster.
The conference will offer workshops and agent/editor pitch sessions for fiction and nonfiction writers.
Tickets are now on sale. Visit www.pennwriters.org or e-mail conferenceco1@pennwriters.org.
