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"The Warmth of Other Suns" explores the migration of black southerners to northern American cities between the 1920s and 1970s

A long-time equestrian journalist for the Baltimore Sun, Boniface was posthumously awarded the 2013 Robert and Anne Heighe Award for Excellence in Equestrian journalism on Thursday evening. This is the second year the award has been given.

Since we're on the cusp of Halloween, better beware of the possible return of the dreaded snallygaster, the half reptile and half bird that swoops from the clouds to dine on small game, farm animals, inattentive pets, and even young children, that reportedly first visited Maryland in 1906.

Quirky supporting characters provide comic relief in "The Preservationist," a psychological thriller in which the three main characters explore different ways to cope with loss

Pellom McDaniels III, Ph.D. will speak at an Author Luncheon on October 25 from 12:30-2 PM in Harford Community College's Chesapeake Dining Rooms. Dr. McDaniels' biography of Isaac Murphy, The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy, was just released on October 6 by the University of Kentucky Press.

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The Harford County Public Library is pleased to welcome author Erika Robuck to the Abingdon Library on October 20th at 2pm. She is the author of Receive Me Falling, Hemingway's Girl, and her most recent release Call Me Zelda

Laurel Mill Playhouse's current show and delightful story about witches, "Bell, Book, and Candle" debuted on Broadway in 1950. The play predates and influenced Sol Saks' well-known 1960s television show, "Bewitched." And mature audiences may remember Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak starring in the 1958 film release of "Bell, Book, and Candle."

The Man Booker Prize was awarded today to 28-year-old New Zealander Eleanor Catton for her novel "The Luminaries." Catton's novel -- only her second -- beat works from literary heavyweights such as Colm Tóibín ("The Testament of Mary") and Jhumpa Lahiri ("The Lowland") for a prize of 50,000 pounds -- about $80,000.

James Patterson, a well-known, best-selling author of mysteries, has decided to underwrite eight $6,000 scholarships a year to Towson University students who are planning to become teachers.

Robert Small, the Howard County parent whose name became known from Maine to California last week when he protested against the new educational standards in classrooms this school year, is part of a chorus of increasingly strident voices rising up against the Common Core here and across the nation.

"Doomed" is the second installment of a trilogy starring the travails of a snarky 13-year-old dead girl and her flatulence-filled role in saving the universe

They say historic Ellicott City is haunted. Maybe it's the granite, the underground water or he flow of electricity

'Red October' author parlayed book success into films, video games

When Orioles principal owner Peter G. Angelos purchased the team in 1993, a group of local investors -- including Tom Clancy, the best-selling author who died Tuesday at age 66 -- helped to finance the deal.

Tom Clancy, the Baltimore-born author whose novels include "The Hunt for Red October, "Red Storm Rising" and "Patriot Games," died yesterday after a brief illness at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was 66.

Tom Clancy, whose death was announced today, almost single-handedly created the techno-thriller genre and some of his books, including "The Hunt for Red October," have become classics.

The Baltimore Book Festival kicks off today with three full days of readings, music and more. Here are my top picks.

Gathering at Mount Vernon Square continues through weekend

The 18th annual festival features a new comic book pavilion and exhibitions on the art of book-making

It's getting a bit crowded in the Ducketts Lane Elementary School media center.

Here, Green talks about her life as an author and parent, and about 'Family Pictures'

Ronald S. Coddington, an author and editor, who has spent nearly four decades collecting Civil War era cartes de viste, has given life to those African-American soldiers who served in the war with the publication of "African American Faces of the Civil War."

James Michener lived in riverside home while writing 'Chesapeake'

"Someone: A Novel" traces the spiritual journey of an ordinary woman

"The Sleeping Dictionary" explores India in years leading up to independence from British rule

Groups and special events taking place at Howard County library branches