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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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Category Archives: Short stories
York College to host author Kristopher Jansma for reading May 9
Author Kristopher Jansma, of “The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards” will give a free reading at York College of Pennsylvania 5 p.m. May 9, 2013.
Posted in Author visit, Book news, Fiction, Local events, Short stories
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Tagged blue mesa review, bomb magazine, cora miller gallery, creative writing, evelyn and earle wolf hall, free reading, kristopher jansma, new jersey, new york city, shaking literary magazine, the unchangeable spots of leopards, york college
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York County native Maxine Swann talks on writing and living in Argentina
York County native and writer Maxine Swann has published three books, earned a series of critics’ awards and now lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Posted in Book news, Fiction, For writers, Local author, Short stories
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Tagged argentina, buenos aires, expatriate, family farm, famous faces, fawn grove, fiction, flower children, gazette and daily, journalism, maxine swann, novels, ploughshares, stewartstown, the foreigners, the new york times magazine, writing, York, york county
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Hershey author Curtis Smith focuses on ultra-short stories in ‘Beasts & Men’
Hershey author Curtis Smith speaks about his recently released short-story collection, “Beasts & Men,” in this April 2, 2013, Q&A.
Posted in Book news, Fiction, Local author, Short stories
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Tagged beasts & men, beasts and men, collection, compilation, curtis smith, hershey, press 53, short short stories, short stories
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Recently released: ‘Tenth of December’ by George Saunders
Bethany Fehlinger previews “Tenth of December” by George Saunders in this Jan. 10, 2013, preview.
Posted in Book news, Fiction, Recently released, Short stories
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Tagged chicago tribune, collection, george saunders, interview, morality, morality tale, morals, Q&A, short stories, tenth of december
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West Manheim Twp. author Gerri Bowen tackles time travel, Christmas and romance
West Manheim Township author Gerri Bowen talks about her latest novel, “For Love of Gwynneth” and upcoming projects.
Posted in Book news, Fantasy, Fiction, For writers, Local author, Romance novels, Science fiction, Short stories
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Tagged author, central pennsylvania romance writers, christmas, gerri bowen, medieval, Q&A, romance writers of america, time travel, vampire, viking, welsh, west manheim township, wild blooded, writer, writing
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Authors with York connections aim to be America’s Next Author
Former Spring Grove resident Jen Barton and Shrewsbury author Michael A. Wood Jr. have entered short stories in America’s Next Author, a writing contest sponsored by ebookmall.com.
Chinese writer Mo Yan wins Nobel literature prize
Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel prize for literature, announced Oct. 11, 2012.
YorkArts hosts Writer’s Eye competition through Nov. 24
YorkArts announces its Writer’s Eye competition based on its “Out and About” sculpture exhibit on display in York, PA.
Posted in Contest, For fun, For writers, Local events, Poetry, Short stories
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Tagged awards ceremony, competition, contest, downtown york, first friday, out and about sculpture exhibit, poem, poetry, short story, winner, writer's eye competition, York, york pa, yorkarts
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“Wolfsbane and Mistletoe”
A book review from reader Loretta Martin: “Wolfsbane and Mistletoe” contains 15 hair-raising holiday tales by 15 different authors, including Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse series. If you’re a Sookie fan, the references made to the series are … Continue reading →
Did you get an eReader for Christmas?
We bought our grandson a Sony Reader for Christmas hoping to encourage him to read more and play video games less with this more “techy” way of reading. Did you receive a gift of an eReader? Do you like it? … Continue reading →
