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Kathleen Toomey Jabs Soars With Her First Mystery, Black Wings
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
The public has a fascination about women in the military, particularly women who choose to enter either West Point or the Naval Academy. Kathleen Toomey
About Those New Year’s Resolutions…
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Reading Around
Right about now, our New Year’s resolutions are fading into dim memory. I’ve found some terrific books to help us get back to the present,
Jane Maas: A Real Mad Woman
Saturday, March 24th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Jane Maas’s timing has always been impeccable. During her more than four decade career on Madison Avenue, she helped to create advertising that sold millions
Wearin’ Of The Green in Books
Friday, March 16th, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Reading Around
It’s impossible to calculate the ramifications of the potato blight in mid-nineteenth century Ireland. The Great Irish Famine led not only to the death of
Kiss Me, I’m An Irish Author
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Reading Around
There’s a great tradition of storytelling in Irish culture. In the old days, bards were well- respected in Hibernian society. They were part of the
The Hunger Games—Fight for Survival in a Brutal Future
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
by Jocelyn Lucas Rosenberg on Reading Around
The film, Hunger Games, starring Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence, opens in theaters and IMAX on March 23, 2012. This is Jocelyn Lucas Rosenberg’s review of
Yay! For YA Books
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Reading Around
Some of the best and most successful writers of our time are writing Young Adult books. If you have any doubts, just think “Harry Potter”
A Wrinkle in Time: Truly Timeless
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Reading Around
2012 marks the 50th anniversary for the publication of the Newberry Award-winning novel A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. L’Engle died in 2007 at
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