November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. Here are four authors who have written on the subject of Alzheimer’s Disease and/or Caregivers who we recommend to speak on the subject in your November programming.
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Author Experts on Alzheimer’s Disease
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To Kill a Mockingbird Experts Share Insight and Interest in Harper Lee!
If you would like to host an event to discuss “To Kill a Mockingbird” or the forthcoming “Go Set a Watchman”, here are some authors that Books In Common encourages you to consider.
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David Treuer’s New Novel Prudence, Rooted in Author’s Complex Heritage, Wins Critical Acclaim
David Treuer’s new novel Prudence is a multi-layered story set during World War II that is propelled into being by a tragic moment of human misapprehension. The book is meeting wide critical acclaim.
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Author, Adventurist, and Outdoors-man Peter Heller Discusses His Craft
Peter Heller tours the Twin Cities this week, discussing his latest novel THE PAINTER, his evolution as an author, and the writing life.
Read More »West Kentucky Reads Incorporates Community-Wide Art Contest Based on Christina Baker Kline’s Orphan Train
West Kentucky Community and Technical College’s Paducah School of Art and Design is sponsoring an art competition and exhibition inspired by Orphan Train to complement the school’s Community Read Program.
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Regina Calcaterra’s Powerful Story Makes Waves at St. Petersburg College
This week, author Regina Calcaterra spoke at St. Petersburg College in Florida. Her triumphant story of survival made a powerful impression on the community.
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Mitchell Zuckoff’s Thirteen Hours Being Adapted for the Big Screen
Hollywood is buzzing with news that Mitchell Zuckoff”s critically acclaimed new book “Thirteen Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi” is being adapted for the big screen.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain Book Banning Debate Continues
An angry Highland Park High School parent has appealed the school board’s decision to reinstate THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN into sophomore-level English classes.
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Christina Baker Kline’s Orphan Train Inspired by Obscure Family History
Christina Baker Kline learned about the U.S. orphan train movement a dozen years ago, via an old newspaper article that exposed members of her husband’s family among the thousands of children forced to board Midwest-bound “orphan trains”.
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Author Interview: Denise Kiernan
At the height of World War II, thousands of civilian women were recruited to work in a secret city, where they were told their efforts would end the war. Few would ever guess the true nature of the tasks they performed in the hulking factories amid the Appalachian Mountains. Denise Kiernan, author ofThe Girls of Atomic City,rescues a remarkable, forgotten chapter of American history from obscurity. Here, she discusses how her book has resonated with students across the United States.
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