CINCINNATI – A children’s book author fired up third- and fourth-grade students with a visit that touched the hearts of Mt. Airy School teachers and administrators. Dashawn “BillBill” Johnson barely cracked a smile in pictures he took with students after meeting them. But he was just playing it cool. “I was like, wow, this is …
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Since the end of the Easter shopping season, unit sales of print books have followed a fairly regular weekly path, dropping by roughly 6% compared to a year ago. That was the result again in the week ended May 14, 2022, when sales fell 6.9% from the comparable week in 2021, at outlets that report …
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Roger Angell, who died at 101 on May 20, 2022, was best known for his books about baseball – most of them essay collections, as clean and sharp as a perfectly batted line drive. But he also wrote humorous articles, parodies and autobiographical pieces, many of which were collected elsewhere. If you want to read …
Cryptocurrency may have started as the wacky passion of your eccentric cousin, but it’s no longer a fringe phenomenon. In fact, a recent poll found that one in five Americans have used crypto in some form. So for those of us in the remaining four out of five, it’s time to do some reading and …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) – May is Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and multiple organizations are helping share Asian and Pacific Islander stories in local schools. The Greater Nashville Chinese Association, API Middle Tennessee and the Nashville Chinese School held a drive for Asian-themed books. According to API Middle Tennessee, the organizations raised over $ …
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EXCLUSIVE: A Calculated Man is the latest comic book that could make its way to the small screen. Hulu has acquired the rights to AfterShock Media’s book and is in the very early stages of developing a series based on the crime story, which is set to be published in June. Peter Calloway, exec producer …
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Avon resident David Gollinger’s quest started with the birth of his first child four years ago. David Gollinger received a gift from an out-of-town friend when his first child was born – a board book about New York City. “I’m …
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A Virginia legislator is suing Barnes & Noble to block the book chain from selling two “obscene” books to minors without parental consent. The move comes as conservative lawmakers across the country seek to ban schools and libraries from offering books with content they find objectionable. Tim Anderson, a Republican lawyer who serves in the …
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Placeholder while article actions load From Agatha Christie to Gillian Flynn and beyond, women writers have penned some of crime fiction’s most provocative, popular work. This summer features thrillers from four writers who, despite the differences in their styles, share two striking similarities: their novels involve family dramas that escalate in chilling, unpredictable fashion – …
