An article published by the Washington Post last month about the “whitewashing” of the literary industry was shared on social media recently by Reyna Grande, speaker and author of The Distance Between Us, a memoir of her life as a Mexican immigrant. The article, written by freelance writer and native Australian Sunili Govinnage, detailed Govinnage’s decision to read only minority authors for an […]
Read More »Sister Helen Prejean, a nun of St. Joseph, author, and activist, continues to be part of the national discussion on capital punishment as she gets involved in the Boston Marathon bombing trial currently going on in Boston, MA. Sister Helen is the author of Dead Man Walking, the story of her experience as spiritual advisor to a man […]
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Every year, Dickinson College hosts a Local Food Dinner where students and community residents attend a lecture while enjoying a specially prepared meal. This year, at the 12th annual dinner, Virginia farmer and author Forrest Pritchard was the entertaining and topical keynote speaker. Pritchard, author of Gaining Ground, detailed the idea of sustainable farming, a concept that […]
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Amanda Eyre Ward‘s most recent novel, The Same Sky, earned a glowing review in the New York Times‘ Sunday Book Review this weekend. The praise was for both Ms. Ward and the book itself: “Ward is deeply sympathetic to her characters, and this affecting novel is sure to provoke conversations about immigration and adoption.” The Same Sky delves […]
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Christina Baker Kline engages fans at Fox Cities Book Festival through talks and presentations about her most recent novel, “Orphan Train”.
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While Grey’s Anatomy fans have reason to weep, Garth Stein fans have reason to celebrate. Among Patrick Dempsey’s next projects is the film version of “The Art of Racing in the Rain”.
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This year’s ALLen Reads! program was a great success. The community reading program featured Christina Baker Kline’s “Orphan Train”.
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Christina Baker Kline’s novel “Orphan Train” was selected as the feature title for One Book One Philadelphia 2015, and Kline just completed her final events in Philly.
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Author Laura McBride is in high demand as a speaker. She presented “We Are Called to Rise” in New York last month and heads to Texas next.
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Seng Lovan, organizer for Danville-San Ramon CityRead, discusses with Books in Common how the program has evolved throughout the last 10 years.
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