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Manchester Offers Professional Development Workshop With Author
NORTH MANCHESTER – Manchester University's Henney Department of Education will offer an interactive professional development workshop with award-winning local author Shannon Baunach Anderson on Sept. 6. Based on her latest book, “Writing from...

Novelist Anthony Grooms Inducted into Georgia Writers Hall of Fame
Celebrated novelist, poet and teacher Anthony Grooms will be inducted into the 2025 Georgia Writers Hall of Fame on Aug. 2, at the Athens-Clarke County Library. There, he will be in conversation from 1–3 p.m. with Madison filmmaker Jesse Freeman,...
Blockbusters, A Mike Holman Novel: Episode 4
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth of nine episodes of Scott McKay’s forthcoming novel Blockbusters, offered in serial form as an exclusive to The American Spectator readers in advance of its publication in October. Blockbusters is the third novel...

Interview with Livia Huntingdon-Jones, Author of The Green Grass Remembers
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Green Grass Remembers? At its heart, the novel is an exploration of memory—not just the memories people hold, but the memories held by the land itself. I’ve always been fascinated...

Interview with John Constable, Author of The Truth About Anton Van Zyl
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Truth About Anton Van Zyl? This is the second novel in a series featuring PI Sol Nemo, who is based in South Africa. The first in the series was The Chanteuse from Cape Town. The...

Interview with Stephen Kogon, Author of Unconditional
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Unconditional: A Story of Fatherhood, Lost Love, and Lifelong Friendship? How and why I wrote it: First off, a bit of a surprise—I’m not a father… So, you’re probably asking, “Then why...

Interview with Brian S. Leon, Author of Maelstrom Within
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Maelstrom Within (Metis Files Book 4)? It is a sort of continuation of the series. The specific events and circumstances in the book were inspired by a variety of things. I always try...

Interview with Jacqueline Boulden, Author of Lies Lost and Found
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Lies Lost and Found? Lies Lost and Found is the second book in the Lake Amelia Mystery series (Family Ties, Family Lies is Book One). I hadn’t intended to write a series, but as I was...

Review: Mario Bava’s ‘Danger: Diabolik’ on KL Studio Classics 4K UHD Blu-ray
Aesthetically speaking, Mario Bava’s Danger: Diabolik may be the greatest film to spawn from comic book source material. Given the Italian filmmaker’s work as cinematographer, this is hardly surprising. Bava’s choice of lenses (lots of fisheye),...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 review: great-looking and fun, but iterative Android | Samsung
Samsung’s seventh-generation Flip phone trims the fat, gains a bigger cover screen on the outside and a larger folding display on the inside, but fundamentally doesn’t reinvent the wheel. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a...

Interview with Pavlin Kumchev, Author of Solving Life
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Solving Life: Mastering Decision Making with Investment Wisdom? I originally wrote this as a letter to my sons, a way to pass on what I’ve learned through two decades in investing. But...

Murphy’s Law: Milwaukee Writer a National Leader in Movie Bios
Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee “Woody Allen: A Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham” book cover and Patrick McGilligan. Photos courtesy of McGilligan. It was Patrick McGilligan’s editor at HarperCollins who suggested he write...
Osteosarcoma Market on the Rise in the 7MM During the Forecast Period (2025-2034) with Novel Therapeutics and Technological Innovations | DelveInsight
The dynamics of the osteosarcoma market are anticipated to change due to the extensive R&D activities, entry of novel potential therapies such as HALMB-0168 (AlaMab Therapeutics in collaboration with CSPC Pharmaceutical), Naxitamab 15-096 (Y-mAbs...

Vermont Conversation: Journalist Garrett Graff on the 80th anniversary of the atomic bomb and the rise of authoritarianism today
Garrett Graff’s new book is “The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb” (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster 2025). Photo by Studio 306 The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a...

‘Romantasy’ star Rebecca Yarros to make rare appearance at Colorado authors’ event
Colorado author Rebecca Yarros, who has sold more than 12 million books as part of her Empyrean fantasy-romance series, will make a public appearance at the Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame this fall, according to the nonprofit organization....
Nurse and author Marysol Uribe encourages healthier choices in ‘Un Billón Mindset: Health’: Book Corner
“Un Billón Mindset: Health,” by Marysol Uribe, is an insightful book urging readers to make intentional, healthier choices. Through blending personal stories, clinical insights and real-life examples, the book explores how health decisions...

Jeremiah Brown From 'Love Island' Launches Book Club With 120K Fans: 'It’s Just Crazy'
Calling all fans of BookTok and reality TV! A hot new bombshell has entered the world of celebrity book clubs—and this time it’s a beloved cast member of Peacock’s hit reality show, Love Island. Season 7 contestant Jeremiah Brown recently...

15 of the top-rated restaurants in Northumberland according to Tripadvisor reviews
There are plenty of amazing restaurants to visit in Northumberland, serving up a wide variety of cuisines. But according to Tripadvisor reviews, there are a select few in the county which stand out, as they are the top-rated. From Restaurant Pine...
New Book on St. Joseph by Oblate Father Joseph F. Chorpenning part of ‘Studies in the Carmelite Tradition’
In late spring, Catholic University of America (CUA) Press released a new book by Father Joseph F. Chorpenning, OSFS, a member of the Salesianum Oblate Community in Wilmington: “Saint Joseph and the Carmelite Reform of Saint Teresa of Ávila:...

Book review: Gwyn and bear it
There’s glamour, Goop and ghosting in this an unsparing account of Paltrow’s world Gwyneth: The Biography opens, where else, with the vaginal egg, an episode that has come to stand for Paltrow’s general ability to sell dumb ideas to credulous rich...