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1873: by Liaquat Ahamed
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (275+ words) Spectrum Culture Overall, though, as historical nonfiction intended for a mass audience, 1873 is a worthwhile endeavor. The topic—the 1873 stock market crash that rocked Austria, Germany and the United States—is crucially important but not well known even to the…...
Dayton Literary Peace Prizes honor book on history of Charleston church
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Stories from CT graveyards. Giving the dead a voice
14+ hour, 6+ min ago (959+ words) Roxie Zwicker describes her younger self as always being that “kid who wanted to know a little more.” That did not change when Zwicker grew up. She is now a business owner and the author of 12 books. These are not…...
Giorgos Seferis: The First Greek Poet to Win the Nobel Prize
13+ hour, 47+ min ago (729+ words) September 20 marks 55 years since the death of Giorgos Seferis, one of Greece’s most celebrated poets and the first Greek to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Seferis died in Athens on September 20, 1971, at the age of 71. Eight years earlier, on…...
Author of historical novel ‘Lincoln’s Angel’ will speak at Redlands library – Redlands Daily Facts
11+ hour, 54+ min ago (247+ words) Redlands’ Lincoln Memorial Shrine will present historian DL Fowler discussing his 2024 historical fiction novel “Lincoln’s Angel: The Rebecca Pomroy Story” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. The free program will be in the Assembly Room of the A.K. Smiley Public…...
Book review #74: RS and the Rise of Hip Capitalism
15+ hour, 30+ min ago (251+ words) Rolling Stone and the Rise of Hip Capitalism: How a Magazine Born in the 1960s Changed America by Charles L. Ponce de Leon (University of North Carolina Press, 2026) By Jonah Raskin, Chief Book Reviewer Brand New Beat has so far received far…...
'Sisters in Time' poetry is inspired by archaeological dig
20+ hour, 23+ min ago (1065+ words) The link between two women a millennium and a half apart is “Sisters in Time,” an ethereal poetry chapbook by Akron writer Rosemary Herbert. The inspiration is the author’s work at a 1973 archaeological dig in Winchester, England. The site was…...
Watertown man ‘mines’ his experiences for warfare book, paintings
10+ hour, 6+ min ago (203+ words) Navy veteran’s award-winning work largely powered by area baristas Jacob Mazurek dedicates his book to “the enlisted mine warriors of the world’s navies,” a brotherhood of which he was part of for several years. Chris Brock/Watertown Daily Times Naval…...
Canastota library plans Revolutionary War book discussions
7+ hour, 20+ min ago (197+ words) CANASTOTA — The Madison County Historian’s Office and Canastota Public Library will offer an eight-week “Revolution in our Region” book discussion series beginning at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, in the library’s Carnegie Room, 102 West Center St. Madison County Historian Matt…...
“Soul of America: 250 Years Through Books” celebrates nation’s history and the identities that shape it
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (360+ words) The event was held in collaboration with University of Michigan Press and the Center for Democracy & Civic Empowerment in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Attendees had the opportunity to visit the U-M Press archive, which is…...