http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:58:02 -0700 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:49:56 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Laura-Brody-writes-about-grief-and-ghosts-in-The-Widows-Season?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner In The Widow’s Season by Laura Brodie, Sarah McConnell is a 39-year-old woman haunted by the ghost of her husband, who is believed to have died while kayaking during a bad storm in the mountains near their home in Jackson, Virginia.  His... author interviews fiction Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:49:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Laura-Brody-writes-about-grief-and-ghosts-in-The-Widows-Season?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Donna-Jo-Napoli-tackles-war-and-other-tough-issues-in-her-novels?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner Donna Jo Napoli Donna Jo Napoli has written dozens of books for children and young adults.  She is well known for the novel, Stones in Water (1997), which won the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Golden Kite Award ... author interviews World War II books YA novels fiction historical fiction Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:57:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Donna-Jo-Napoli-tackles-war-and-other-tough-issues-in-her-novels?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Green-Books-Campaign--1-day-100-bloggers-100-green-books-100-reviews?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner Photo credit: Susan NewmanEco-Libris, a green company dedicated to encouraging the book industry to become more eco-friendly, is hosting the Green Books Campaign to raise awareness of books printed on recycled or FSC-certified paper.  The event ... book events Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:49:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Green-Books-Campaign--1-day-100-bloggers-100-green-books-100-reviews?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Michelle-Moran-brings-ancient-Rome-to-life-in-Cleopatras-Daughter?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner Michelle Moran's latest release, Cleopatra's Daughter, focuses on Kleopatra Selene, daughter of Marc Antony and Kleopatra VII and twin sister of Alexander Helios.  The book begins with the suicides of Antony and Kleopatra when they are defeate... author interviews fiction historical fiction Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:34:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Michelle-Moran-brings-ancient-Rome-to-life-in-Cleopatras-Daughter?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Dogs-help-children-learn-to-read?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner Children who have trouble reading could improve their reading skills with the help of therapy dogs.  Intermountain Therapy Animals' R.E.A.D. (Reading Education Assistance Dogs) program brings therapy dogs to libraries and schools across the coun... reading Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:33:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Dogs-help-children-learn-to-read?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d19-David-Schmahmann-Signing-Nibble--Kuhn-at-The-Ivy-Bookshop-on-Oct-21?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner Photo credit:  Sheila Smallwood David Schmahmann, author of Empire Settings, will appear at The Ivy Bookshop (6080 Falls Road) in Baltimore on Oct. 21 to promote his latest novel, Nibble & Kuhn (Academy Chicago Publishers, November).&n... fiction book events Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:09:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d19-David-Schmahmann-Signing-Nibble--Kuhn-at-The-Ivy-Bookshop-on-Oct-21?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Douglas-W-Jacobson-brings-the-Comet-Line-of-WWII-to-life-in-Night-of-Flames?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner Douglas W. Jacobson's World War II novel Night of Flames focuses on Jan and Anna Kopernik, a Polish couple.  The book opens in Warsaw in 1939 with the first German bombs being dropped on the city, marking the beginning of Anna's flight and fig... author interviews World War II books fiction historical fiction Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:47:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Douglas-W-Jacobson-brings-the-Comet-Line-of-WWII-to-life-in-Night-of-Flames?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Leslie-GilbertLurie-joins-mother-on-memoir-about-the-lasting-effects-of-the-Holocaust?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner In Bending Toward the Sun:  A Mother and Daughter Memoir, Leslie Gilbert-Lurie looks at how the horrors suffered by Holocaust survivors are passed across generations in the form of guilt, fear, and anxiety.  Gilbert-Lurie's mother, Rita L... holocaust books author interviews memoir/family history World War II books Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:20:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Leslie-GilbertLurie-joins-mother-on-memoir-about-the-lasting-effects-of-the-Holocaust?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Penelope-Holt-addresses-Herman-Rosenblat-Holocaust-hoax-in-The-Apple?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner The Apple:  Based on the Herman Rosenblat Holocaust Love Story by Penelope Holt was released earlier this month by York House Press.  The book focuses on the life of Herman Rosenblat, a Holocaust survivor who wrote a memoir that was later... holocaust books author interviews World War II books Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:38:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m9d25-Penelope-Holt-addresses-Herman-Rosenblat-Holocaust-hoax-in-The-Apple?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Susan-Higginbothams-Hugh-and-Bess-looks-at-arranged-marriage-in-14th-century-England?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner In the follow-up to The Traitor's Wife, Susan Higginbotham continues the story of the Despenser family, focusing on the son of Hugh le Despenser the younger.  In Hugh and Bess, Bess de Montacute, the 13-year-old daughter of William de Montacut... author interviews historical fiction Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:22:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Susan-Higginbothams-Hugh-and-Bess-looks-at-arranged-marriage-in-14th-century-England?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Sally-Koslow-takes-a-fun-look-at-life-after-death-in-The-Late-Lamented-Molly-Marx?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner Sally Koslow, the author of Little Pink Slips, has returned with The Late, Lamented Molly Marx, a novel that takes readers on an emotional roller-coaster ride as the lead character comes to terms with her death.  Molly Divine Marx, only 35 yea... chick lit author interviews fiction Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:01:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Sally-Koslow-takes-a-fun-look-at-life-after-death-in-The-Late-Lamented-Molly-Marx?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Catching-Fire-makes-readers-hunger-for-more?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner Catching Fire (Scholastic, Sept. 1) is the much anticipated sequel to The Hunger Games.  Author Suzanne Collins reunites readers with Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark in Panem, the 12-district region that once was North America and now is rule... YA novels fiction Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:57:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Catching-Fire-makes-readers-hunger-for-more?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Linda-Weaver-Clarke-weaves-family-history-into-Bear-Lake-saga?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner Linda Weaver Clarke is the author of the historical fiction series "A Family Saga in Bear Lake."  The latest installment is David and the Bear Lake Monster, which tells the story of a strong woman with a disability, the man who loves... memoir/family history Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:32:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Linda-Weaver-Clarke-weaves-family-history-into-Bear-Lake-saga?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Selfworth-has-no-price-tag-says-childrens-book-author-Deborah-Weed?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner "Self worth has no price tag!"  That's the message Deborah Weed wants children to take from her book, The Luckiest Penny.  With warm and vivid illustrations by Ernest Socolov, Weed tells the story of two 1943 pure copper pennies... author interviews children's books fiction Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:21:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Selfworth-has-no-price-tag-says-childrens-book-author-Deborah-Weed?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m8d25-The-memoirs-of-Hitlers-secretary-published-for-the-first-time-in-English?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner Christa Schroeder became Adolf Hitler's secretary shortly after he assumed the post of Germany's chancellor in the early 1930s.  She joined the Nazi party because it was required for her to remain employed, but she insisted that she did not know... memoir/family history World War II books Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:38:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m8d25-The-memoirs-of-Hitlers-secretary-published-for-the-first-time-in-English?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Heather-Johnson-The-Book-Club-Madam-to-moderate-panel-at-Baltimore-Book-Festival?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner Do you belong to a book club?  Do you want to start a book club?  Need some advice selecting books, generating discussion, or handling group conflicts?  Then you should plan to be at the Baltimore Book Festival on Saturday, September... Baltimore Book Festival book clubs Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:02:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Heather-Johnson-The-Book-Club-Madam-to-moderate-panel-at-Baltimore-Book-Festival?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Alan-Furst-masters-the-art-of-the-World-War-II-spy-novel?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner Alan Furst is considered by many to be the master of the World War II spy novel.  His most recent work, The Spies of Warsaw, opens in Warsaw in 1937. Hitler is in control of Germany, but World War II has not yet begun. Furst begins by painti... author interviews World War II books fiction Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:32:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Alan-Furst-masters-the-art-of-the-World-War-II-spy-novel?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Book-Lovers-to-Gather-in-DC-on-Sept-26-for-the-National-Book-Festival?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner The Baltimore/Washington, D.C., area is the place to be for book lovers at the end of September, with the Baltimore Book Festival on Sept. 25-27, and the National Book Festival on Sept. 26.The 2009 National Book Festival, hosted by the Library of Con... National Book Festival Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:38:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Book-Lovers-to-Gather-in-DC-on-Sept-26-for-the-National-Book-Festival?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Mark-your-calendars-for-the-Baltimore-Book-Fesitival-Sept-2527?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner The Baltimore Book Festival will be held at Mount Vernon Place at the 600 Block of North Charles Street in Baltimore on Sept. 25-27.  The festival will run from 12-8 pm each day, giving bookworms a chance to interact with renowned authors and ta... Baltimore Book Festival Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:03:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Mark-your-calendars-for-the-Baltimore-Book-Fesitival-Sept-2527?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Felix-Calvino-author-of-A-Hatful-of-Cherries-makes-US-debut?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner Félix Calvino, author of the short story collection A Hatful of Cherries, was born in Galicia, Spain, and lives in Australia, where he is undertaking a Master of Philosophy in Creative Writing at the University of Queensland.  In A Hatf... author interviews short stories Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:23:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-15057-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Felix-Calvino-author-of-A-Hatful-of-Cherries-makes-US-debut?cid=exrss-Baltimore-Literature-Examiner