The Fresno County Library's Bookshelf column shares suggestions for books, music, and other items, and provides information about library programs. Prizewinning Nonfiction of 2017. ▫ “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” by Matthew Desmond. Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in General
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What do a comedy podcast about death, time dilation, Billy Joel, Harry Potter, and the Lascaux cave paintings have in common? They are all part of the Beckett Scholarship Competition. Jennifer Beckett, a wealthy alumni of Harrington High School, returns to her alma mater to introduce a new
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Bookmarks: New book releases and events. EMAIL US … to brandysbookmarks1@outlook.com (don't forget the 1) seven days before the Sunday of publication. … The Florida Authors and Publishers Association is accepting submissions in 45 categories for the 2018 FAPA President's Book Awards.
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Boston, MA, December 31, 2017 –(PR.com)– Extreme Overflow Publishing is excited to announce the launch of a new book entitled, “Build Your Own Way: Demolish Barriers and Discover the Power of You,” by author Taisha Crayton of Boston, Massachusetts. Based on her 20+ years of experience as a
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Booksamillion.com offers deep discounts on bargain books, audio books, overstocks and clearance books.
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She switched to advertising, and when it came time to decide what to do for graduate school, she was torn between creative writing and seminary. “I mean I was interested in religion, but it wasn't really until I started — you have to remember this was in 1983, and I hadn't seen a woman pastor,” Singleton
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Among nonfiction classics, the most treacherous category is that creature beloved of publishers – “the contemporary classic”. A second cousin to that notorious impostor is the “instant classic”. Such books will have been judged by slippery criteria: popular and literary critical fashion, a changing
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