Tag: books
The College Hustle
UNITED STATES—Right now, a host of students are getting ready to head back to college or to step onto a college campus for the...
Author Beverly Clearly Dead At 104
CALIFORNIA — On Thursday, March 25, author Beverly Clearly passed away in Carmel, CA at age 104, her publisher HarperCollins revealed.
On March 26, the...
Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti Dies At Age 101
SAN FRANCISCO — Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet and publisher, passed away at age 101 on Monday, February 22 at his San Francisco home from interstitial...
…And The Journey Continues
HELLO AMERICA!—Indeed it was a new world to Jonathan. He was struck by the famed Hollywood sign. Just seeing it gave him a feeling...
SF Public Library Offers Pop-Up Bookmobile Service
SAN FRANCISCO—On October 6, the San Francisco Public Library and San Francisco Unified School District announced that they are offering a new weekly pop-up...
SF Public Library To Reopen With Curbside Delivery
SAN FRANCISCO— The San Francisco Public Library has created a new draft plan for reopening with services that include pickup and curbside delivery on...
Henderson, A Magnet For Authors & Writers
HELLO AMERICA!—Recently, when I was invited to Las Vegas to meet and speak with numerous authors and writers, it caught me off guard because...
Amazon Opens Their Own Bookstore
SAN FRANCISCO—Amazon is opening it's first retail bookstore in the San Francisco Bay Area in Walnut Creek, a suburban town located outside of San...
Kaminsky’s Lost Masterpiece
UNITED STATES—Peet Boggs: So Nita stays behind to accompany Benjamin, the refugee with a heart condition?
Jules Kaminsky: The film is about a hopelessly naïve...
Reading Is It All Fun?
UNITED STATES—I’ll be the first to admit that when it comes to reading material in the classroom I easily get bored. It takes a...