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Joan Jackson, who lives for a part of the year in Silver Lake, recently published Voluntary Chaos. Jackson describes the book’s theme and plot: In 1979 in a suburb of Portland, Oregon, Sylvia Beekman, unsatisfied in her ten year marriage with Tom, her college sweetheart, finds herself in a passionate love affair with another man. [...]
Author Lily Westwater comes to the Learned Owl Book Shop (204 N. Main St, Hudson) on April 4 at 1 p.m. Her book, Tales of Henry, celebrates her real-life rescued dog. Recommended for ages 8 to 11, Tales of Henry is the story of a loveable runt who might not have made it without the [...]
The Akron Art Museum will be featuring an exhibition on the work of children’s book illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon, starting March 28 and running through June 21. The Dillons have earned many awards throughout their prolific career including two back to back Caldecott Medals for “Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears” and “Ashanti to [...]
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, written and illustrated by Marla Frazee. Kindergarten and up. “Charming” is the best word to use for this cute, humorous story about two boys, James and Eamon (pronounced Ay-mon) spend the week at a summer day camp, sleeping at Eamon’s grandparents’ house at night. This is [...]
Hudson resident Carla Snyder has been cooking up books on recipes, along with co-author Meredith Deeds. Their most recent concoction, “300 Sensational Soups,” was highlighted in December by Sarah Moulton on Good Morning America as one of her favorite 10 cookbooks for 2008. According to information provided by Snyder, the two authors also have combined [...]
Greetings! Some of you from the Northeast Ohio area may know me from the arts scene, where I occasionally crop up to cover entertainment events in our area for the Record Publishing Co. weekly newspapers. This blog is going to be an extension of that coverage. Here, I plan to post information on local authors, their works and their [...]