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Author Q&A: A lyrical, atmospheric new picture book celebrates author and environmentalist Wilma...
Chattanooga Times Free Press· 2 days agoIn her new picture book, "Of Words & Water," Shannon Hitchcock tells the story of underappreciated author and environmentalist Wilma Dykeman. As a grown woman living with ...
Military Book Review The Sergeant: The Incredible Life of Nicholas Said: Son of an African General,...
Strategy Page· 1 day agoPulitzer-prize-winning journalist Dean Calbreath gives us a fine biography of Mohammed Ali ben Sa'id (1836-1882). Born into wealth and privilege in the ancient African kingdom ...
Viewpoint bestsellers - The Republic News
The Republic News· 2 days agoTop titles at downtown Columbus’ indepndent book store.
Marilyn Monroe's Last Day Revealed in “The Fixer: Moguls, Mobsters, Movie Stars, and Marilyn”
People via Yahoo News· 7 days ago“When she was on set, Marilyn’s erratic behavior had already cost Adler too much time and money, and...
University of Texas club puts life's memories into book for people receiving hospice care
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe students form teams, and each team is matched to a person in hospice care. The teams then spend...
Charles and Camilla: A timeline of the king and queen's relationship
The Today Show via AOL· 4 days agoHere's how King Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles met while young, their relationship, their...
How Britain’s most famous trans woman married an aristocrat (but left after 14 days)
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoDouglas Thompson’s jaunty biography, Inside Out, opens with a bang: “April Ashley was born, aged 25,...
Bridges: Janis Joplin's life took her from Port Arthur to Woodstock and back
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMany artists continue to perform cover versions of her hits. In 1988, a statue of her was unveiled...
Ken Bridges: Janis Joplin's musical routes began in Texas
Cleburne Times-Review, Texas via Yahoo News· 1 day agoApr. 27—Janis Joplin thrilled rock fans with her soulful music. As she burst onto the scene in the late 1960s, she was known for songs that were a unique mix of rock, folk, and blues. After ...
Jewish Life Stories: A pioneering woman comic book artist, a British children's book author who...
JTA· 6 days ago“As a refugee one never loses a certain sense of insecurity,” the journalist Hella Pick told the...