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Category Archives: Biography
Scott Mingus Sr. releases biography of Confederate Gen. William ‘Extra Billy’ Smith
Manchester Township author and Civil War historian Scott Mingus Sr. published his first biography, “Confederate General William ‘Extra Billy’ Smith,” in April.
Posted in Biography, Book news, Civil War books, History, Local author, Local events, Local history, Nonfiction, War
Tagged battle of gettysburg, biography, civil war, civil war anniversary, confederate, confederate general william extra billy smith, March, savas beatie, scott mingus sr., York, york county heritage trust
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Pulitzer fiction prize goes to ‘Orphan Master’s Son’ by Adam Johnson
The 2013 Pulitzer Prize for fiction goes to “The Orphan Master’s Son” by Adam Johnson.
Posted in Award, Biography, Book news, Fiction, History, Nonfiction, Poetry
Tagged 2013, adam johnson, award, pulitzer, pulitzer prize, the orphan master's son
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First English-language bio for Pope Francis to be released April 10
Our Sunday Visitor Publishing will release the first English-language biography of Pope Francis April 10, 2013.
Caro wins National Book Critics Circle bio prize
Author Robert Caro wins the National Book Critics Circle biography prize announced Feb. 28, 2013.
‘Team of Rivals’ by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Teresa Cook reviews “Team of Rivals” by Doris Kearns Goodwin in this Feb. 26, 2013, post.
Posted in Biography, Book review, Books made into movies, Civil War books, History, Nonfiction, Recommended, War
Tagged abraham lincoln, civil war, emancipation, Mary Lincoln, presidents, slavery
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‘Just Kids’ by Patti Smith
Patti Smith wanted to be an artist, so, at the age of 20, she left her home in Southern New Jersey and took a bus to New York City. It was summer 1967. She wandered, homeless, for weeks, got a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Biography, Book review, Memoir, Photography, Recommended
Tagged art, Chelsea Hotel, photography, rock and roll
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Recently released: ‘Who I Am’ by Pete Townshend
Entertainment reporter Erin McCracken previews “Who I Am: A Memoir” by Pete Townshend.
Posted in Biography, Book news, Celebrity, Memoir, Nonfiction, Recently released
Tagged biography, celebrity, drugs, erin mccracken, flipside, guitarist, memoir, pete townshend, rock music, singer, tell all, the who, who i am
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Recently released: ‘Paterno’ by Joe Posnanski
Flipside’s Bethany Fehlinger previews “Paterno” by Joe Posnanski.
‘American Wife’ by Curtis Sittenfeld
Curtis Sittenfeld’s novel “American Wife” weaves the story of Alice Lindgren, a small-town girl from Wisconsin who is involved in a car accident at age 17 that kills a boy in her class. It is also the story of Laura … Continue reading
Posted in Best-sellers, Biography, Book review, Celebrity, Fiction, Political reading, Recommended
Tagged alice lindgren, american wife, based loosely on fact, charlie blackwell, curtis sittenfeld, fiction, first lady, george w. bush, imagined, laura bush, president, sarah chain, truth
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‘Swerve’ snags nonfiction Pulitzer, fiction prize unawarded
Our newsroom was buzzing today when the Pulitzers were announced, but that was mostly on the journalism side — a York Suburban graduate won his second prize in three years for photography. It took a moment for me to focus … Continue reading
Posted in Award, Biography, Book news, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry
Tagged no fiction award, pulitzer prize, sig gissler, Washington Post
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