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My Abandonment, by Peter Rock. 2010 Alex Award. The inside cover says it was inspired by a true story. I wonder if it was more inspired by several stories, given the list of names credited and thanked at the end. At any rate, this is a good if sad story. A father and his 13-year-old [...]
On May 7 at 7 p.m., The Learned Owl Book Shop, 204 N. Main St., Hudson, is hosting two acclaimed national authors who will be signing their work. Jerry Gabriel is the author of Drowned Boy, a collection of short stories that’s been called “a contemporary Winesburg, Ohio.” Novelist Pat Somerville is author of, The Cradle. [...]
Jennifer Chiaverini brings her latest Elm Creek Quilts novel, The Aloha Quilt, to Hudson today at 7 p.m. She’ll be speaking at Laurel Lake Retirement Community (200 Laurel Lake Dr, Hudson). This gentle and heartwarming series follows a group of women whose friendship sees them through good times and bad. The Aloha Quilt chronicles Bonnie Markham’s journey to Maui, an [...]
Annette Boncek of Tallmadge recently had her mixed media fiber artwork in the recently published 1000 Artisan Textiles by Sandra Salamony and Gina M. Brown. The co-authors included Boncek’s original design in the section of soft furnishings and vessels which also pictures the versatility of textiles as wearable art and couture, fashion accessories, tapestries and [...]
On May 1 at 1 p.m. Nancy Rossman brings her memoir of family and romance to the Learned Owl Book Shop. Rossman’s mother, Elise, fell in love for the first time at 19 to Peter and became engaged at twenty-one but didn’t marry him until she was 75. And it all happened right here in Ohio. Come [...]
Adam Besenyodi, author of Deus ex Comica: The Rebirth of a Comic Book Fan, will be at the Nordonia Hills branch of the Akron-Summit County Public Library at 7 p.m. on April 29, and at Comic Heaven comic book shop in Willoughby from noon to 3 p.m. on May 1, for a book signing on [...]
It’s been a busy couple weeks, but I wanted to share a couple photos taken at the end of the Virginia Hamilton Conference April 9, at Kent State University: Pam Munoz Ryan, left, and Laurie Halse Anderson autograph copies of their book at the conclusion of the conference, which focuses on multicultural literature for [...]
Human Resources expert Laura George will sign copies of her book, Excuse Me, Your Job is Waiting, on April 25 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Learned Owl Book Shop, 204 N. Main St, in Hudson. George has been a Human Resources professional since 1989. Today she owns her own company, LHG Consulting, providing outsourcing [...]
From the Buckeye Children’s Book Award Council: The Buckeye Children’s Book Award Council announces the nominees for the 2010 Buckeye Children’s Book Award and the 2010 Teen Buckeye Book Award. The following titles were chosen in an online nomination process by young readers all across the state of Ohio . For Grades K-2 Bringing In [...]
Jennifer Chiaverini brings her latest Elm Creek Quilts novel, The Aloha Quilt, to Hudson on Wednesday, April 28th at 7 p.m. She’ll be speaking at Laurel Lake Retirement Community 200 Laurel Lake Dr, Hudson. This series follows a group of women whose friendship sees them through good times and bad. The Aloha Quilt chronicles Bonnie Markham’s journey to Maui, [...]