Jeff Shaara, author of "No Less Than Victory," and Jessica James, author of "Shades of Gray: A Novel of the Civil War in Virginia," will sign books from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Gettysburg National Park Service Museum and Visitor Center bookstore.
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Naomi Hughlett will sign her book, "Moved by Compassion," 12:30 to 4 p.m. Nov. 21 at Border's Books and Music, 3000 Whiteford Road in Springettsbury Township.
She also will give a book talk at 6 p.m. Nov. 22 at The House Of Prayer Church, 5430 Davidsburg Road, Dover.
Jacqui LeBeau of Spring Grove will read her children's book, "If I Could Fly," for story time at 11 a.m. Nov. 14 at Borders Books & Music, 3000 Whiteford Road, Springettsbury Township. She will sign books from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The New Oxford Area Historical Society will host a ghost tour of haunted properties in New Oxford at 6 and 8 p.m. Nov. 7 at New Oxford Coffee Company and Visitor's Center in Center Square.
Steve McNaughton, paranormal investigator and author of "Pennsylvania's Adams County Ghosts," will be the guide.
Tickets are $11 the day of the tour, $10 in advance and $9 to NOAHS members, available at the New Oxford Coffee Company and The Christmas Haus, 110 Lincoln Way West. Proceeds benefit the historical society.
No children under the age of 10 and no children under the age of 16 without an adult.
McNaughton will sell and sign copies of his book after each tour.
Alex Martin, 17, a senior at Susquehannock High School, will sign copies of his second book "Resurrection" at 10 a.m. Nov. 7 at the Paul Smith Library of Southern York County, 80 Constitution Ave., Shrewsbury.
"Resurrection" is the second in a four-cycle science fiction series called "Shadows." Publisher is Hulu.com.
By BETH VRABEL
For the Daily Record/Sunday News
If the Civil War conjures images of debonair soldiers in dashing uniforms and with unbreakable principles, "Seen the Glory" (Simon & Schuster, $25) might just dash those dreams.
The soldiers in former York countian John Hough Jr.'s meticulously researched historical novel leave all romantic notions of the war behind. They march for days on end without bathing. They eat a scarce, rotting diet of salted pork and wormy hardtack. They face as much danger from disease and bacteria as they do on the battlefield. Most have, at best, an eighth-grade education and a muddied idea of the war's motivation.
Continue reading Civil War soldiers seem real in "Glory".
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.
Anita Cherry of Spring Garden Township has written "Letters to Sam." She says her book is "a poetic telling to her adopted daughter of the author's reflections on early-adulthood ovarian cancer, infertility and recurring thyroid cancer, and moving beyond the pain to celebrate life and growth.
The cover of the book is an original painting done by Cherry in 1981.
She will sign her book during the American Cancer Society Relay for Life June 12 and 13 at York County School of Technology.
Copies of her book, at $11.95, can be purchased at Collage, the York Health Boutique for Women at Apple Hill, the office of Dr. Scott Cherry, 955 S. George St., York; the American Cancer Society and amazon.com.
Bob Ketenheim will sign copies of his new pictorial history book, "Around Glen Rock," on the following dates:
· 10 a.m. Saturday at the Paul Smith Library of Southern York County, 80 Constitution Ave., Shrewsbury.
· noon to 3 p.m. May 17 at the American Legion of Glen Rock, 4035 Manchester St. in Glen Rock.
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.
Continue reading McCall hopes to inspire readers .
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.
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By JOSEPH MALDONADO
For the Daily Record/Sunday News
It shouldn't surprise anyone that York County's architecture is as varied as the people who have made up its population over the years.
After all, York Town, as the city was known in 1741, predates this country's Declaration of Independence in 1776 by almost 35 years.
And yet, the 160 pages that fill Scott Butcher's new book, "York's Historical Architecture," are exactly that -- a surprise.
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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 .
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... .
Continue reading 'My Father's Heart' effectively covers multiple themes.
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
Continue reading Philadelphia museum honors children's books.
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The book: “Lines of Contention: Political Cartoons of the Civil War” (HarperCollins under the Smithsonian imprint, $19.95)
The authors: Pam Huff and Jim Lewin of Hellam Township are the owners of the York Emporium used-book store, 343 W. Market St., York. Huff is a native of Washington, D.C., and Lewin is a native of the Buffalo, N.Y., area. They moved to York in January 2006.
Continue reading Local authors: Cartoons from the Civil War.
While growing up in wartime Germany, Sieglinde Schoen-Smith found comfort in the words and watercolors in a German folk tale, “Mother Earth and Her Children.” Many years later, when she lost her son, Schoen-Smith again turned for comfort to the children’s story and used it as the inspiration for a quilt. The quilt won the top prize at the International Quilt Market.
Today, that quilt serves as the illustration for a new translation of “Mother Earth and Her Children” by Jack Zipes of the University of Minnesota.
“Mother Earth and Her Children” was written for ages 3 to 8.
