Books and Authors

5+ hour, 8+ min ago   (320+ words) Recent Release, "Becoming Resilient," by Dianna Powell, Shows How Faith and Determination Transform Devastating Circumstances Into Personal Strength PR.com Dianna Powell has completed a new book, "Becoming Reslient: How to Become Stronger Through Rough Times," which traces her courageous…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago   (128+ words) Chicago Reader In the project 60 wrd/min art critic, writer Lori Waxman explores how art writing can serve an expanded field of artists—including those incarcerated, trying to gain visas, working to establish themselves professionally, or just wanting feedback for…...

9+ hour, 50+ min ago   (705+ words) Find your next story Goodreads quarter-star ratings are appearing for users. They make reading logs more precise, but the platform’s real review problem is still trust. Goodreads Finally Added Quarter Stars. The Real Problem Is Still Trust Goodreads users have…...

22+ hour, 37+ min ago   (580+ words) Two friends who bonded over books have invested around £40,000 to turn their love of reading into their first business. Elise Cade, 25, and Tegan Carter, 23, are behind The Cozy Chapter, a new bookshop and café in the Royal Star Arcade in…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (30+ words) The Sewanee Inn will write the beginning chapter of a new tradition with its First Annual Book Swap from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, National Book Lovers Day....

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (87+ words) A LOCAL youngster has read as many as 100 books in a library reading challenge. In recognition of her achievement, Esme has received a gold Secret Book Quest certificate from Crediton Library. She has particularly enjoyed reading the Treehouse book series…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (506+ words) I have a list problem. Not a reading problem, exactly. A "someday I'll get to the classics" problem. The books everyone says changed how they think — Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Plato — sitting in a mental pile while my commute stays… a commute....

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (119+ words) orangeobserver.com Kiwanis Club of Winter Garden hosting book drive Donations can be made from 8 a.m. through 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays at 12301 Warrior Road, Winter Garden. The Kiwanis Club of Winter Garden is hosting a book drive to donate to Orange County…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (219+ words) WJHG PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Known as a queen of sun-drenched summer reads, New York Times bestselling author Kristy Woodson Harvey thought she was heading into a much-needed break until inspiration struck on tour and pulled her right into…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (579+ words) The St. Tammany Parish Library Board of Control voted Sept. 28 to continue restricting children’s access to seven books because of sexual content, despite objections from a handful of residents who said the books should be returned to the general collection....