BOOKS ON THE Badger Rachael Eyler’s story Local News Posted 07/21/2021 06:34 PM, Last updated 07/21/21 07:14 PM Wausau – Voters can expect to spend less time at the polls by using badger books that will allow people to log in or register to vote more efficiently and securely. “The …
Read More »#WhatsHappening: 2 authors make special appearances in Lander this week
(Lander, WY) – The Lost Chapter is thrilled to finally host two free author meet and greet events this week. The authors will promote their recently published books and travel to Lander from Jackson, Wyoming and Salt Lake City, Utah. The first of two events will take place tomorrow, July …
Read More »Philadelphia is one of Time’s “100 most beautiful places in the world”
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) – Time Magazine has published its annual list of the â100 Greatest Places in the Worldâ. And you won’t have to travel far for any of them. Philadelphia was selected for its artistic growth, including the recently transformed and expanded Museum of Art. Time also spoke about our …
Read More »Marta enters Olympic Games record books after scoring Brazil’s first game against China
The veteran striker has made more history with her country after finding the net in the Group F clash Marta entered the Olympic Games record books after scoring Brazil’s opener against China. The 12 nations competing in the Tokyo Games women’s soccer tournament are in action as the group stage …
Read More »The Recorder – Local Author, NASA Astronaut Says Amazon Founder’s Space Flight Transcends Travel Limits, Women
The success of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ New Shepard rocket launch on Tuesday highlighted that some limits are meant to be crossed. With astronaut Wally Funk, 82, now the oldest person to travel in space on board, this message was especially brilliant for some residents of Franklin County. Martha Ackmann, …
Read More »New method of administration of glucagon – sciencedaily
For children with type 1 diabetes, the risk of experiencing a severe hypoglycemic episode is especially common – and for parents, the threat of it happening in the middle of the night is especially frightening. Sudden and critical drops in blood sugar can go unnoticed overnight when the child is …
Read More »Eight State Literary Prize Winners Named
Eight Ohio authors – or authors who write on Ohio topics – were honored by the 2021 Ohioana Book Awards. The awards, first awarded in 1942, are among the oldest state literary prizes in the country. The awards ceremony, tentatively scheduled to be an in-person event, is scheduled for Oct. …
Read More »Local author Don Reimer to discuss ornithology
Local author, photographer and ornithologist Don Reimer will share photos and discuss his new book “Seen Anything Good?” in an online webinar hosted by the Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday August 3 at noon. âWhen meeting other birders in the field, a questioning expression is commonly heard: ‘Did you see …
Read More »New autoantibody triggers inflammation and blood clots in Covid patients
Image source: AP New autoantibody triggers inflammation and blood clots in Covid patients US researchers have found a functional autoantibody in Covid-19 patients that contributes to the development of the disease and the “fire storm” of blood clots and the inflammation it induces. A growing number of studies suggest that …
Read More »Riverbend Open first night in the books
GODFREY – New name, successful start. The first night of the new Riverbend Open tennis tournament was a success, according to tournament director Jesse Macias. The tournament was formerly known as the Alton Closed Tournament. Alton, Marquette Catholic, Roxana, Jersey, Civic Memorial and Triad players and alumni, along with other …
Read More »The author bases the book on Phil Campbell – Franklin County Times
When Florida-based author Brenda Richardson-McGhee began writing her second novel, a prequel to her first book “A Harlot’s Heart,” she knew she wanted part of the story to take place in a small city ââof Alabama. After speaking with her friend Judy Hale in a town in Alabama where she …
Read More »Everest-A Graphic Novel Opera Review: From Life and Death
“Everest”, an opera by Joby Talbot and Gene Scheer, made a strong impression when it premiered at the Dallas Opera in 2015. A tense and captivating portrayal of a truly ill-fated expedition to the summit of Mount Everest in 1996, the piece focuses on three climbers â Rob Hall (the …
Read More »Marie Claire urges Hollywood to represent more parents who have abortions
Media headlines July 19 White House slammed for supporting Big Tech’s “collusion” on banning COVID “disinformation” spreaders, journalist’s candid assessment of progressives in Cuba, and President Biden getting roasted on MSNBC round out headlines in today’s media. Fashion magazine Marie Claire outraged life advocates over a Friday article calling for …
Read More »Review: A compelling and premonitory story of midlife through the ages
Nicola Twilley is the co-author of “Until Proven Safe”. The book reminds us that the COVID-19 pandemic will not be our last pandemic. Photo: Jenny GG It’s hard to imagine how Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley felt when news of COVID-19’s global reach emerged in March of last year. The …
Read More »FX Recruits New Talent To Lead And Director In Upcoming Kindred Adaptation By Octavia Butler
There are many adaptations in the works based on the novels of the legendary Octavia Butler. Among those ongoing projects is an adaptation of Butler’s independent novel Kinship. FX has recovered the rights to Kinship earlier this year. At that time it was reported that Watchmen producer Branden Jacobs-Jenkins was …
Read More »Marvel’s Namor traded his underwater empire for Hollywood
Attracting Marvel’s First Family to Hollywood, Namor the Submariner implements the ultimate plan to defeat his personal enemies, the Fantastic Four. After placing all their bets on the stock exchange, New York’s most famous superhero group, the Fantastic Four, find themselves in financial trouble. While the patents of team leader …
Read More »Q&A: Susan Schoenberger, author of “The Responsibility of Love”
Susan Schoenberger is the award-winning author of A pivotal year and The virtues of oxygen. With a linotypist as her grandfather, she has ink in her blood and worked as a journalist and editor for many years, especially for The Hartford Current and The Baltimore sun. She is currently the …
Read More »People have forgotten what it is to read good novels.
Since the advent of smartphones and low-cost data, people have forgotten what it is to read good novels. Well, it’s never too late. You can relax in your favorite chair or lie on the beach with a plate of your favorite cookies and lemonades and enjoy a good read. Here …
Read More »Prominent Harvard Geneticist Richard C. Lewontin ’50, ‘Fantastic Mentor’ and ‘Polymath’ Dies at 92 | New
Richard C. Lewontin ’50, renowned population geneticist and professor of organism and evolutionary biology at Harvard, died on July 4 at the age of 92. Although he retired in 2003, he remained involved with Harvard until shortly before his death. During his scientific career, Lewontin has sought to understand patterns …
Read More »3 books that blow the lid off the ‘bad old days’ in New York City
It has been an extremely difficult year for the Big Apple, and although we have passed the pandemic milestone, the city’s future is not entirely clear. I’ve been on a bit of a “Bad Old Days of NYC” kick this summer, reading about other chaotic moments in the city’s recent …
Read More »To all the boys I loved before YA, author Jenny Han in her favorite book
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Read More »Welcome and goodbye | News, Sports, Jobs
Sydney McLaughlin will be 22 three days after the 400-meter hurdles final, in which she could win Olympic gold and could even lower her current world record. His big birthday plans? “Try to find a cupcake, then blow out the candles on my own” McLaughlin said. Welcome to the non-fun …
Read More »On the occasion of its centenary, five authors assess the Chinese Communist Party
July 17, 2021 The Party and the People. By Bruce Dickson. Princeton University Press; 328 pages; $ 29.95 and £ 25 Rethinking Chinese policy. By Joseph Fewsmith. Cambridge University Press; 230 pages; $ 25.99 and £ 19.99 Coup d’état in China. By Roger Garside. University of California Press; 256 pages; …
Read More »New material that cuts down on phone chargers, powers electric cars, and makes 5G possible
If you’re reading this on a screen, chances are you are literally looking into the future. Metallic gallium is present in most LED screens, as well as LED lights which now provide a lot of interior lighting. And while it’s not as well-known as silicon, it’s taking over in many …
Read More »Louis Oosthuizen enters the Open Friday Night Record Book | The Open
One Friday night, as shadows lengthened and flags fluttered over the Kent coast, the question became how many players Louis Oosthuizen could eliminate from the 149th Open Championship. The unruffled South African, seeking to shed an almost masculine label, was at a touching distance from history. With each putt that …
Read More »Alternative history: pulp science fiction novels asking “what if” to a sad partisan modern-day reality
My first experience reading a book featuring an alternate history was the classic Philip K. Dick novel, “The Man in the High Castle”. The appeal of it in an imperfect world was “what if” events turned out differently? Dick envisioned a past where World War II left Japan to occupy …
Read More »“Roadrunner” shows us who Anthony Bourdain really was: NPR
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Read More »Notable & Citable: Booksellers and forbidden books
July 15, 2021 5:52 p.m. ET Photo: Getty Images / iStockphoto Retrieved from the American Booksellers Association website, April 4: This year’s Forbidden Book Week, the annual celebration of the right to read, will be held from September 26 to October 2, 2021. Forbidden Book Week was founded in 1982 …
Read More »Can a novel capture the tensions of recent gay history?
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Read More »Amanda Lohrey wins Miles Franklin Award for The Labyrinth | Australia News
Tasmanian writer Amanda Lohrey received her first Miles Franklin literary award at the age of 74. Although a multiple nominee and recipient of other notable gongs over the years such as the Patrick White Award and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award, it took a lifetime for Lohrey to land What …
Read More »Bernette Ford, who made children’s books more diverse, dies at 70
Not all of Ms. Ford’s work was devoted to books emphasizing diversity. As the head of Cartwheel, she was responsible for mainstream hits like the Clifford the Big Red Dog books and the “I Spy” series, and her own writings included books for the very young that used animal characters …
Read More »Summerville Author Hosts Book Signing Events | Community news
Summerville author Don Best is hosting book signings this month to promote the first of two novels set in the Brazilian rainforest. “The Gravedigger’s Dream” is inspired by the personal experience of the author living in the Amazon. âThe Brazilian rainforest is an exquisite and very dangerous garden,â Best said …
Read More »100 years ago in Spokane: Art from San Francisco worth thousands of dollars somehow ended up in a Hillyard shelter
Police with a search warrant entered a shelter in Hillyard and found three valuable paintings, stolen from an amusement complex in San Francisco. One painting was titled “Cliff House” by WA Coulter (misspelled “Colter” in the Spokane Daily Chronicle) and was worth around $ 10,000. The other two were âWoman …
Read More »The Vocational Novels of CS Forester
As a literature teacher, a large part of my reading consisted of preparing to teach my classes or follow my discipline. So a few years ago, I decided to make a point of reading also for pleasure, in order to remember why I started in this profession in the first …
Read More »Odu football, volleyball and baseball ticket voucher book now on sale
History links NORFOLK, Virginia – The 2021-2022 Old Dominion Coupon Book is available for purchase at ynottix.com. New this year, ticket vouchers offer customers the option of redeeming them in several ODU paid sports, including men’s and women’s football, volleyball and baseball. Buy now and coupons remain valid until the …
Read More »Angela Cervantes, from Topeka, will be the author of a junior novel for “Encanto”
Four years ago, Topeka native Angela Cervantes wrote the junior novel published to accompany the hit Disney / Pixar film “Coco”. Now Cervantes has been chosen to write the junior novel for Disney’s next film, “Encanto”. Disney is planning a November 24 release of the film, a computer-animated musical set …
Read More »Noteworthy and noteworthy: Avenatti media admirers
July 12, 2021 6:12 p.m. ET Michael Avenatti is departing from a sentence scheduled in Manhattan federal court in New York City on July 8. Photo: John Minchillo / Associated press Becket Adams writing for the Washington Examiner, July 8: Former media darling and convicted felon Michael Avenatti sentenced to …
Read More »Revelations Entertainment Takes Over 1980s Horror Novel Series “Necroscope” – Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Best-selling book by English author Brian Lumley Obituary The sci-fi / horror novel series is adapted by Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary’s Revelations Entertainment across multiple mediums including episodic television, animated films, video games, graphic novels and emerging formats. The 1980s series covers over 19 novels and short stories …
Read More »Friends of the Library are planning a special book sale
Friends of the Jackson County Public Library will have a special sale from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday and from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday in the large half of the Seymour Library Boardroom, 303 W. Second St. There are no special sales hours reserved for …
Read More »Author Patricia Nicol unveils a selection of the best books on: The Islands
Author Patricia Nicol unveils a selection of the best books on: The Islands Patricia Nicol unveils a selection of her best books on the islands Kate Rhodes has a terrific Isles of Scilly crime drama – the first is Hell Bay Helen Walsh’s Erotic Lemon Grove Follows Jenn’s Sexual Misadventure …
Read More »Demon Slayer to get new novel, will adapt Entertainment District arc
Demon slayer is one of the most popular Japanese animated series at the moment. After watching the glow of the movie on the Mugen Train, everyone in the anime community is waiting for the release of Season 2. Fortunately, we’re getting a second season this year, but other than that, …
Read More »The alluring legacy of “Alice in Wonderland”
The origins of Alice’s Fall in Wonderland are explored in an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.Artwork by Peter Blake / Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum Lately, when I can’t sleep, I grab a book from the couch and turn on a reading lamp. Insomnia is …
Read More »Rupi Kaur takes this classic poetry book with her every time she travels
Thanks to her collections of poems and her Instagram posts, Rupi Kaur is one of the most famous poets in the world. However, she was not always a fan of poetry. Here is a look at his favorite book of poems and how it is an integral part of his …
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VSHristopher Fowler chooses a bowl of protein and healthy-looking vegetables. “I don’t have much of an appetite these days.” For the past two years, he has been undergoing cancer treatment, but remains optimistic. After lunch, we move to the other end of his penthouse at King’s Cross in London, where …
Read More »Gilbert closes the sale of the international catalog among a series of notable offers
Artists, songwriters and publishers have made headlines for huge catalog sales over the past two years, and the deal rate has only intensified in light of the effect. pandemic on income-generating activities. During this time, Manatt’s senior partner, Gary Gilbert, has been particularly active in negotiating these transactions, including managing …
Read More »Humanities researcher and author Clay Jenkinson promotes book on the future of the Bakkens and North Dakota
WILLISTON, ND – North Dakota humanities researcher and host of The Thomas Jefferson Hour Clay Jenkinson visited Williston on Friday to promote his new book, which he says raises big questions about Dakota’s future North. Jenkinson says he hopes the book, The Language of Cottonwoods, initiates a statewide discussion about …
Read More »Unknown Irish writer behind an East German children’s classic
Analysis: Elizabeth Shaw created a classic children’s book with The Timid Rabbit, but little is known about her in her homeland Through Sabine Egger, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick One of my favorite picture books as a kid was Der kleine Angstase, a gift from an aunt in East Germany. It …
Read More »Literacy Achieves hosts a children’s book drive on Saturday
500,000 lb race with Orion Jean (left) Literacy Achieves is hosting a children’s book drive on Saturday, and their goal is to collect and distribute 5,000 new and lightly used books for children in their programs. The non-profit organization strives to equip non-English speaking adults and their young children with …
Read More »The Lubeznik Center will present 2 other authors via Zoom on July 15th
The Lubeznik Center for the Arts’ âOnce Upon a Thursday: Author Readingsâ will continue via Zoom on July 15, with readings by Rick H. Jones and Paul Marshall. The readings will be presented from 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. To register and see the readings, click on this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/once-upon-a-thursday-authors-reading-on-zoom-tickets-156961210205 …
Read More »Vietnam: Prominent Free Novelist | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – The Vietnamese government should immediately release dissident writer and novelist Pham Chi Thanh and drop all criminal charges against him, Human Rights Watch said today. Police arrested Thanh, 69, in May 2020 and charged him under article 117 of the penal code, which criminalizes the possession or …
Read More »Analysis: Xi Becomes “Mao” In Tiananmen Visual Effect
Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior writer and columnist at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as head of the Chinese bureau. He is the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist Award for International Reporting. TOKYO – Tiananmen, or the Gate of Heavenly …
Read More »Trump Tells Chief of Staff Hitler “Did a Lot of Good Things,” Book Says | Donald trump
Visiting Europe to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, Donald Trump insisted to his then Chief of Staff John Kelly: “Well, Hitler did a lot of good things. . “ The remark by the former U.S. president on the 2018 trip that allegedly “stunned” Kelly, …
Read More »The Palette & The Page Presents Authors and Artwork on First Friday | Local News
ELKTON – The Palette & The Page presented both parts of their event on Friday, attracting writers and artists to come to downtown Elkton to showcase their work. Linda Majewski exhibited her paper art, which usually takes the form of natural plants like succulents and cacti. âI have always loved …
Read More »Ethan Hawke opens up about ‘Waiting For Godot’, his new novel and more
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Read More »Legendary couturier Jean Muir gets a blue plaque
One of London’s most famous seamstresses was commemorated with a blue plaque in her former showroom and offices in Mayfair. Jean Muir has spent nearly thirty years producing bespoke and elegantly understated women’s pieces at 22 Bruton Street. In 1966 – after stints with Liberty and Jaeger – she started …
Read More »Children in West Virginia will receive books for summer reading
CHARLESTON, Va. (AP) – Elementary school students in West Virginia will receive an array of free books this summer. The state Department of Education is entering year two of the West Virginia Blue Ribbon Book Club, distributing 258,000 books to public school children entering Grades 1 through 3. The books …
Read More »Colorado Springs Author’s New Book Tells Colorful, Lesser-Known Tales of Pikes Peak | North Springs Edition
Colorado Springs historian Eric Swab had previously researched the Pikes Peak Highway. He’s not the type to splash around as much as to dive. âSo during the pandemic, that’s what I did. I did some research on the highway, âhe said. âAnd it turned out that there was a lot …
Read More »In Violet Kupersmith’s novel, a young woman goes missing in Saigon
BUILD YOUR HOME AROUND MY BODY By Violet Kupersmith The day after I finished reading âBuild Your House Around My Body,â my son pulled a ball of putty through a long rope and declared it a two-headed snake. A two-headed cobra appears throughout the novel, both a creature and a …
Read More »Question Of The Day: Blyton’s Racism Line Rages On
His children’s books are some of the best-selling in the world, but the outdated language in Enid Blyton’s work has again been called racist in a row that refuses to dissipate. The Famous Five? And the adventures of The Secret Seven are among Blyton’s best-known books, along with Noddy and …
Read More »A new book by Woodward to cover the final days of the Trump presidency
The title of the book has yet to be announced, but CNN has learned that it will be released on September 21 by Simon & Schuster, who released Woodward’s first two bestsellers on the former president. This time around, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist is working with Robert Costa of …
Read More »Authors of Military History Authors’ Signing Session to Be Held on July 10 | Entertainment
Military history lovers! We are proud to invite you to a Military History Authors’ Book Signing Session hosted by the Kern County Museum on Saturday. Several of Kern County’s top military history writers will be signing and donating their books at discounted prices. Some will also offer history lectures on …
Read More »Seven Seas Entertainment adds 7 new manga and 2 light novels – News
Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Friday that it had cleared seven new manga titles and two new light novels for release in 2022: Title: I am blue, suffering and fragile novel (an airship footprint title)Authors): Yoru SuminoRelease date: February 2022Summary: Two young people in the first year of university, attracted …
Read More »Every former SNL cast member in Mean Girls
Bad girls is one of the greatest teenage comedies of the 21st century, which owes much to the old Saturday Night Live the cast members also featured in the film. Bad girls (2004) follows Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan), a new girl at North Shore High School who, prior to her …
Read More »Book Review – “The House in the Cerulean Sea”
I exercised my option to write on a different book than the one I had planned last month. Many book clubs have read the book, and I’ve been asked repeatedly what I think about it. To survive, I read the book and then decided to write about it. The book …
Read More »“Keeping Love Alive” Co-Authors Discuss Management of Alzheimer’s Disease
(Katherine Rose / KCAW photo) Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most terrifying diagnoses a person can receive. It also takes a heavy toll on the partners and children of those who suffer from the relentless march of this incurable disease. Gary Chapman and Dr Edward Shaw, co-authors of Keeping …
Read More »Detective Novel Wins Top Prize at Annual San Diego Book Awards
Musician-turned-mystery writer Corey Lynn Fayman took top honors at the 2021 San Diego Book Awards for “Ballast Point Breakdown,” a sarcastic novel starring a guitarist, Navy SEALs, and trained dolphins. The book received the Geisel Award, a Best Performance Award named after Ted âDr. Seussâ Geisel, who wrote several of …
Read More »Doctor Strange had no origin when he made his comic book debut
The early Marvel Doctor Strange comics stood out from contemporary heroes, from their artistic style to the initial lack of origin story. Marvel Comics’ master of mystical arts Doctor strange may have one of the most memorable and inventive origin stories in comics, but it hasn’t always been that way. …
Read More »Gay author publishes gender-neutral children’s books
Raleigh, NC – Drag Queen Story Hour continues to capture the imaginations and hearts of the children in its audience. The books read have an important meaning for the narrator Kiara Mel. âGrowing up younger and just being yourself at times when the status quo was outside was viewed in …
Read More »Today in History: Writer Ernest Hemingway committed suicide in 1961 | Lifestyles
Today it’s Friday July 2 the 183rd day of 2021. There are 182 days left in the year. On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution saying that “these united colonies are and should be free and independent states by right”. In 1867, New York’s first elevated railway …
Read More »Bob debuts detective novel at 74
A BUCKIE man unveiled his first detective story – at the age of 74. Bob Harper made his detective story debut at the age of 74. Photo: Becky Saunderson Deadly Ransom, available on Amazon, takes place in the North East, following a track along the A96 from Aberdeen to Inverness. …
Read More »Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me and more
Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and I by John Sutherland CHOICE OF THE WEEK Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and IJohn SutherlandWeidenfeld & Nicolson $ 32.99 I guess it’s inevitable that any biography of Philip Larkin’s longtime lover (of the many) carries an ubiquitous air of grumpy dissatisfaction. Monica Jones and Larkin …
Read More »Tomball veteran publishes book to help veterans deal with stress
With the high suicide rate among U.S. Army veterans, a Tomball veteran wants to help lower that rate with the launch of a new book, telling stories about the survival of others. The book, “Suicide and Injury Prevention for Warriors, by Warriors,” is written by Charles Wright, who said he …
Read More »Local Author to Publish New Book on Camp Hollis, Delivering Comprehensive History of 75 Years of Summer Fun – Oswego County Today
Camp Hollis counselors lead a campfire. Photo provided by Camp Hollis Archives. OSWEGO – What started as a tuberculosis camp has now become a staple in Oswego County for 75 years, as former camp director and local author Jim Farfaglia publishes his next book, “Oswego’s Camp Hollis: Haven by the …
Read More »Suggestions for summer reading: Three classic novels from the 60s, 70s, 80s | Arts & Culture | Spokane | Interior of the Pacific Northwest
Get away from your summer routine this way. Oyour home library is full with well-worn vintage paperbacks by some of the most iconic sci-fi authors of the 20th century: Arthur C. Clarke, Frank Herbert, Ursula K. LeGuin, Ray Bradbury, Vonda N. McIntyre, Isaac Asimov and many more other. I’ve only …
Read More »Meet Margot Livesey, author of “The Boy in the Field”
âWe need conventions both in life and in fiction, but when they replace insight, we become victims,â says Livesey. âI wanted to overturn some of the crime fiction conventions – therefore, make my victim a boy, not a girl, make her hurt, not dead, and my detective isn’t someone who …
Read More »A local group sent over 300,000 free books to children in Terrebonne through Dolly Parton’s Imagination library
The Terrebonne Foundation for Academic Excellence has taken a new step: the non-profit organization paid more than 300,000 pounds for children in the region through the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Since 2012, all registered children of the parish of Terrebonne aged 0 to 5 have received a new book each …
Read More »Five award-winning authors host fundraising event for local library
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG / WECP) – Five award-winning sci-fi and fantasy authors made an appearance in Panama City on Tuesday night. ‘Lasers and Lagers’ took place at Lie’brary on Beck. The event allowed area readers to connect with writers from their favorite genres for conversations and drinks while raising …
Read More »The second wave of ‘Star Wars: The High Republic’ novels has arrived. Here is what you need to know.
Earlier this year, Disney Lucasfilm Press launched the first wave of “Star Wars: The High Republic” books and comics that featured a new roster of heroes and villains leaping and battling across the galaxy. These interwoven “Star Wars” stories were spread across multiple publishing platforms and occurred during the Golden …
Read More »John Grindrod: Nashville, a bit of history and certainly music in the air
As for Lady Jane and my third and final town on our spring trip to Volunteer State, Nashville, once we traveled the 212 miles of Memphis and reached the outskirts, we had planned a tour of Andrew Jackson’s estate. , Hermitage, 12 miles east of town. There is a museum, …
Read More »C-Crete Technologies receives $ 1.5 million from ARPA-E to develop new insulation systems for energy infrastructure
Transformers, which are essential parts of the US national grid system, raise or lower voltages for efficient transmission of electricity. Their main cause of failure is overheating, which becomes more likely over time due to the breakdown of mineral oil which dissipates heat and insulates the windings and metal cores …
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