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Former Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry MPP Jim Brownell launching Lost Villages self-tour book
23 Apr 2024 19:39 GMT
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Jim Brownell with his new book A Tour Through the Lands of the Lost Villages. Handout/Cornwall Standard-Freeholder/Postmedia Network Supplied jpg, CO, apsmc
Longtime president of the …
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How ‘Booksmart’ Helped Me Come Out as Nonbinary
23 Apr 2024 17:15 GMT
Of all the places to come out as nonbinary, my Brooklyn-based self did it in Texas around my 21st birthday in 2019. You might be wondering, “What?” Isn’t NYC the most inclusive city in America? The center of gay culture even? What would a New Yorker find …
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World Book and Copyright Day 2024: Know the date, history, significance and more
23 Apr 2024 11:31 GMT
Books have been a vital source of knowledge and entertainment for humans for centuries, spanning various genres such as fiction, non-fiction, biographies, and self-published works. To celebrate the importance of literature and reading, World Book and …
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Kamloops author releases 2nd action-packed science fiction comic book
23 Apr 2024 01:37 GMT
Nick Klie manages a comic book store in Kamloops and is the author of two science fiction comic books.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/ Nick Klie
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Kamloops author Nick Klie has released his second science fiction comic book after his …
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She’s all write: Self-published Brooklyn author releases a debut romance novel
22 Apr 2024 11:12 GMT
A Cape Town woman has become a self-published writer following the successful launch of her first book over the weekend.
Author of Till this Night, Nuhaa Bardien, 31, was beaming as seats filled with equally excited bookworms, local authors and supporters …
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South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs holds first Minority Self-Publishing Authors Roundtable
22 Apr 2024 07:04 GMT
Author Fa’apepele "Pele" Hunkin lives by a simple motto: “Because I have the heart of a warrior, my pain fuels my purpose.”
Hunkin’s autobiography, "Heart of a warrior," follows her journey as a Samoan woman facing adversity. Hunkin …
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Pensioner's new book features memories of wartime Isle of Wight
21 Apr 2024 15:26 GMT
Bob Acheson has spent two years compiling the autobiography of his early years, packed with his vivid recollections of growing up in the West Wight.
Bob, now 92, was born in Freshwater in 1931 and lived there until 1965, when he and his wife Jean moved …
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Northwest Indie Bookfest: Bringing local indie authors to light
21 Apr 2024 08:16 GMT
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Northwest Indie Author Bookfest
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 27
Where: Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave, Spokane
Cost: Free
April 27 is Independent Bookstore Day and what better way to commemorate it than by celebrating local indie …
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‘Wayel Kati’: Linthoi Chanu’s book proves that conflict is not the narrative of Manipur
21 Apr 2024 07:58 GMT
In Manipur, the Goddess Panthoibi symbolises love and peace. But she is also the shakti that fights “evil”, said Manipuri novelist Linthoi Chanu. The author discovered Panthoibi, a Meitei deity, as a child, through an elderly man – a friend of the family – …
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For these N.L. authors, self-publishing is a big business that spans the globe
20 Apr 2024 20:43 GMT
For authors who've decided to forgo the traditional publishing route, self-publishing can mean more creative freedom and a potentially larger audience, but it's still important to connect to readers in-person.
Last Sunday the St. John's Farmers …