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What do book lovers enjoy almost as much as reading a book? Talking about it, of course! A group of us here at the Daily Record/Sunday News has decided to take our book talk beyond the newsroom.
We'll share what we like, and what we don't, about the books we are reading. This will also be the place to find out about local authors, new releases, upcoming book signings and what's going on at the York County libraries.
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And, of course, we want to hear from you too. Email your book review to schain@ydr.com and we will post it on Book Buzz.
Category Archives: Nonfiction
Shippensburg University re-releases book on black Civil War veterans
Shippensburg University re-released a collection of essays on Chambersburg’s black Civil War soldiers and sailors May 12, 2013, to coincide with the Emancipation Proclamation anniversary this month.
Posted in Book news, Civil War books, Local author, Local history, Nonfiction, War
Tagged african american, black, center for applied history, chambersburg, civil war, civil war soldiers, dum spiro spero, emancipation proclamation, essay, lebanon, mt. vernon, re-release, shippensburg university, student, veterans
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Shrewsbury author launches Kickstarter campaign for second gravehunting book
Shrewsbury author Kevin Buck launched a $4,000 Kickstarter campaign to fund his second gravehunting book, to focus on famous entertainment couples. The campaign ends June 16, 2013.
York author Ron Hershner releases Civil War book ‘Letters from Home’
York author and attorney Ron Hershner will sign copies of “Letters From Home,” a book on the Civil War home front, June 19, 2013, at the York County Heritage Trust in York.
Posted in Author visit, Book news, Book signings, Civil War books, History, Local author, Local events, Local history, Nonfiction, War
Tagged attorney, book signing, burneta wiley anderson, civil war, family, harvey anderson, historical society museum, home front, lancaster, lawyer, letters from home, ron hershner, York, york county heritage trust
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BAM best-sellers for the week of May 11
Best-selling books at the Springettsbury Township Books-A-Million for the week ending May 11, 2013.
Posted in Best-sellers, Book stores, Books based on TV shows, Celebrity, Fiction, Nonfiction
Tagged 12th of never, best sellers, best-sellers, books a million, charlaine harris, dead ever after, east york, happy happy happy, j.k. rowling, james patterson, phil robertson, springettsbury township, the casual vacancy, the duck commander family, willie robertson, York
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James McClure, Scott Mingus to sign books at Brown’s Orchards
James McClure and Scott Mingus Sr. will sign copies of “Echoing Still: More Civil War Voices from York County, Pa.” May 25, 2013, at Brown’s Orchards and Farm Market.
Posted in Author visit, Book signings, Civil War books, History, Local author, Local events, Local history, Nonfiction, War
Tagged 150th anniversary, battle of gettysburg, book signing, brown's orchards and farm market, civil war, echoing still, james mcclure, jim mcclure, more civil war voices from york county pa, scott mingus, scott mingus sr.
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Gettysburg professor Allen Guelzo releases new book on Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg professor Allen Guelzo will sign copies of his new release “Gettysburg: The Last Invasion” noon to 3 p.m. May 14 at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center.
Posted in Author visit, Book news, Book signings, Civil War books, History, Local author, Local events, Local history, Nonfiction, War
Tagged battle of gettysburg, book signing, civil war, gettysburg college, gettysburg the last invasion allen guelzo gettysburg national military park museum and visitor center, politics
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Recently released: ‘Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander’
FlipSide entertainment reporter Erin McCracken previews “Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander” by Phil Robertson in this May 9, 2013, post.
Posted in Book news, Books based on TV shows, Celebrity, Memoir, Nonfiction, Recently released
Tagged A&E, duck commander, duck dynasty, erin mccracken, flipside, happy happy happy my life and legacy as the duck commander, memoir, phil robertson, preview, reality TV, recently released
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Hearts & Minds to host author, singer-songwriter Michael Card at Living Word Community Church
Author and singer-songwriter Michael Card will speak and sing at Living World Community Church in Red Lion at 7 p.m. May 16, 2013, sponsored by Hearts & Minds Bookstore and InterVarsity Press.
Posted in Author visit, Book news, Book signings, Inspirational reading, Local events, Nonfiction, Religion
Tagged author, biblical imagination series, byron borger, dallastown, dove awards, grammy, hearts & minds, intervarsity press, living word community church, michael card, singer songwriter
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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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