Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, marking King’s birthday. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American pastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. Celebrate his life and African American […]
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MLK Day
January 19th, 2015 · No Comments · Publishing News
Tags: African American History Month·civil rights·Martin Luther King
Favorite of Favorites
November 24th, 2014 · No Comments · Publishing News
LibraryReads just announced their inaugural “Favorite of Favorites” List revealing the top ten titles that public library staff across the country most enjoyed recommending in 2014. The title that got the most votes was The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin!
Tags: Gabrielle Zevin·Libraryreads
STAR WARS READS DAY STRIKES BACK OCTOBER 11, 2014
October 6th, 2014 · No Comments · Publishing News
Saturday is Star Wars Reads Day, an international event that celebrates two of our favorite things–reading and Star Wars! SWRD events are held all around the world at participating bookstores and libraries. Fans dress up as their favorite Star Wars characters and come together to celebrate a shared passion. Keep an eye on starwars.com/reads and […]
Tags: star wars
The Power of Laughter
September 24th, 2014 · No Comments · Publishing News
Tags: Laughter Therapy·NPR·public radio
The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
September 18th, 2014 · No Comments · Publishing News
This new edition of her autobiography has been revised and combined with previous works to create the essential Eleanor Roosevelt. Now back in print, a candid and insightful look at an era and a life through the eyes of one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century, First Lady and humanitarian Eleanor Roosevelt. […]
Tags: Eleanor Roosevelt·PBS
Gateway to Freedom
August 29th, 2014 · No Comments · Publishing News
Gateway to Freedom by Eric Foner is the dramatic story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery activists who defied the law to help them reach freedom. They are little known to history: Sydney Howard Gay, an abolitionist newspaper editor; Louis Napoleon, a furniture polisher; Charles B. Ray, a black minister. At great risk they operated […]
Tags: Eric Foner·history
The high priestess of twentieth-century fashion
August 21st, 2014 · No Comments · Publishing News
Mademoiselle by Rhonda Garelick is a stunning new biography of Coco Chanel—the high priestess of twentieth-century fashion—that examines her critical place in history and the ingenious powers by which she internalized and transmitted the cultural trends of her time. Little black dresses. Fake pearls. Jersey knit. Blazers. Ballet flats. Today—and for nearly the last hundred […]
The Wait Wait Is Over!
August 12th, 2014 · No Comments · Publishing News
The War To End All Wars
July 28th, 2014 · No Comments · Publishing News
Tags: NPR·NPR American Chronicles·WWI
Radio Stories That Won’t Let You Go
July 22nd, 2014 · No Comments · Acquisition News, Publishing News
NPR presents tales about the love we share: unforgettable stories of unlikely matches, love lost and found, the ties that bind families together, and of course romance. If you listen to NPR, you’ve had at least one “driveway moment.” You’re sitting in your parked car, hooked by a story, needing to hear it all the […]