Hollis Seamon, novelist and College of Saint Rose professor , weighs in with oen of her top picks:
“One of my favorite books of 2006 was recommended by my former student (more…)
Author: Michael Janairo
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Events on Tuesday, Dec. 19
Author J. Stanley Yake signs and discusses his book “Toshiko Takaezu: The Earth in Bloom” at 5 pm at The Bookmark, 594 New Loudon Rd., Latham NY. 785-7869 -
Audio books review “Between Georgia”
“Between, Georgia,” by Joshilyn Jackson. Read by the author. Unabridged, 9 hours. Hachette Audio. $31.98.
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Audio books actress dies
Kate Fleming voiced more than 250 audio books, including an award-winning performance for Ruth Ozeki’s “All Over Creation” in 2004. She was killed during the recent flooding in Seattle. You can read her obit here.
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An interesting blog
For writers out there, here’s an interesting blog, My Story Lives. This is how it bills itself:
A community writing space. A place to see your stories and poems come ALIVE! We feature one writer each day. And we link readers to your blog or website! Send your writing to My_Story_Lives@yahoo.com
check it out at http://mystorylives.blogspot.com/
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Jeff Shaara reads from his most recent work, “The Rising Tide”
From Wednesday’s Times Union:
GUILDERLAND – More than 325 people – including a number of World War II veterans – packed the main reading room of the Guilderland Public Library last Friday to hear bestselling author Jeff Shaara read from his latest work, “The Rising Tide.” Shaara is most famous for historical novels set in the Civil (more…) -
What was your favorite book of 2006?
The Saratoga Springs author of Yellow Star and many other books, Jennifer Roy writes in with her top pick:“My favorite book of 2006 would have to be John, Paul, George and Ben by Lane Smith because my 4-year-old son and I laughed and laughed while learning about the “Fathers” of our Country. Witty, quotable, with fun illustrations.”Jennifer Roy is the author of Yellow Star (Marshall Cavendish, 2006). The Recorded Books AudioBooks is due for release in February 2007. The book was an Honor Book, 2006 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children’s Literature, and was listed in the “Children’s Books, 2006: One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing” by The New York Public Library, and was listed as “Best Books 2006” by School Library Journal -
An interesting blog
Here’s an interesting blog dedicated to the art and practice of translation. It even includes an excerpt from a book review I wrote.
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What were your favorite books of 2006?
Frank Hodge of Hodge-Podge Books (at 272 Lark St. in Albany) writes in with his picks for the past year for a variety of ages:For young adults: Two magnificent reads to get young adults thinking:For the younger crowd:- REBEKKAH’S JOURNEY by Ann Burg (until recently a resident of Albany.)
