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Libby Smith has written an insightful novel for middle school readers titled "Twin Strokes." It is the story of a 13-year-old girl, who is struck by a paralyzing illness, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and how her friends help and support her while she struggles to overcome her affliction.

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"The Lincoln Myth" overturns misconceptions about Abraham Lincoln, the Mormon Church and the legality of secession

Author to speak at Friends School on Monday

Book chronicles the rise and fall of a worldwide footwear manufacturing center

Some places in Harford County are named for early postmasters and postmistresses (Benson, Norrisville, Jarrettsville), millers and farmers (Carr, Pyle, Bond, Bynum), even a onetime sheriff (Carsins).

Authors tell stories of reading to an empty room, sick kids and sleeping in their truck while on tour

The nation's space exploration program had already captivated 12-year-old Howard Weinstein's imagination when the original episodes of "Star Trek" began airing in 1966.

Peter Pan prequel by Rick Elice, based on Dave Barry/Ridley Pearson book , brings its inventive theatricality to Baltimore's Hippodrome as part of national touring production.

In New York City in the 1930s, '40s and '50s, when city laws made it illegal to serve gay patrons or hire gay employees, it took a lot of money and clout for a gay establishment to stay ahead of the vice police and remain open.

Groups and special events taking place at Howard County library branches

"Marshlands" is praised by such literary power-brokers as the New York Times and Booker Prize-winning author Julian Barnes

"Radiance of Tomorrow" explores Sierra Leone's attempts to rebuild itself after a decade-long civil war

During two book dedications in Harford and Cecil counties Saturday, sponsored by the Iota Nu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., James Hackley, the best selling author of "Body, Mind & Spirit: The Awakening," gave eye-opening speeches on losing weight, reducing stress, meditating, and mastering other healthy lifestyle practices.

Opportunities to improve bookshelf diversity are coming

Last year U.S. publishers released an estimated 5,000 books for children and teens. Now, here's a quick quiz. How many of them were written or illustrated by African-Americans or were about black people or other non-whites? 400? 500? Guess again.

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the men in charge of HBO's "Game of Thrones," will be filming Stephen Hunter's 'Dirty White Boys'

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The well known Baltimore mystery writer Sujata Massey, of Roland Park (Tuxedo Park) is the guest speaker for Govans Library's annual spring event on Saturday and will be doing an event May 5 at Ivy Bookshop in Mount Washington. She is branching out into historical suspense novels with her newest book, The Sleeping Dictionary.

"The Interestings" – the rare best-seller that also is critically acclaimed -- is a meditation on creativity, talent, luck and success.

Outraged by 'Book of Mormon'

In "The Testament of Mary," Jesus' mother questions whether her child was really the son of God.

"How to Get Filthy Rich In Rising Asia" parodies self-help manuals but aims at something deeper

Four students of Oldfields School read in their native languages to children attending a story time at Hereford library.

Dr. Majid Fotuhi, a Harvard- and Johns Hopkins-trained neurologist, author of three books on the human brain and owner of a brain training center that opened last fall in Columbia, last week launched a series of six lectures on boosting your brain with an hour-long talk at the East Columbia 50+ Center.

Toddlers to more mature fans sporting more-salt-than-pepper hair waited patiently in the Abingdon library Monday night for a visit from Harford County's own "Iron Man," former Orioles player and Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr.

HBO's Martin Luther King miniseries is going to have a strong Baltimore flavor with David Simon confirming Wednesday that he will be involved in the project based on the books of Baltimore author Taylor Branch.

On a recent Thursday evening, my husband and I went to The Ivy Bookshop to hear Patty Dann read from her latest novel, Starfish" (Greenpoint Press, 2013). It's the sequel to Dann's novel "Mermaids," known to many through its popular movie adaptation starring Winona Ryder, Bob Hoskins, Christina Ricci and Cher.

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day comes the release of West Friendship author Ellen Cook Nibali's newest children's book, "The Puzzles of St. Patrick: from Slave to Saint."

Emeline S. Kroiz, a retired book editor whose career spanned nearly four decades, died Feb. 7 of heart failure at her home in Harper House in Cross Keys home. She was 78.