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Local Author Releases Children’s Fire Safety Book

September 9, 2011
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A local author has recently released a children’s book that deals with fire safety and prevention. Vicki Westling, co-author of the Animal Tails series and the author of the Sam and Friends series will be holding a book signing Saturday to promote the release of the new Sam and Friends book, “Hannibal Goes to...

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L-vis Lives Live! Kevin Coval Book Release Party

September 9, 2011
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L-vis Lives Live! Kevin Coval Book Release Party

Kevin Coval’s poetry is anything but ordinary. His work, fearless in its honesty and depiction of “post-racial” American culture, has been praised by legends like Studs Terkel and Mos Def. A four-time HBO Def Poet and ALA “Book of the Year” finalist, Coval will...

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Former China Premier stirs debate with new book Reuters

September 9, 2011
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HONG KONG: Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji’s release of a book compiling old speeches on governance has caused a stir in political circles where it is seen as veiled criticism of the Communist party ahead of a leadership transition next year. A three-page spread...

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“The Art of Fielding” is a Novel About Baseball and Much More

September 9, 2011
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“The Art of Fielding” is a Novel About Baseball and Much More

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. Today, we play music by the new country western group Pistol Annies. We also answer a question about the director Steven Spielberg. But first we report on a popular new book...

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Ex-leader’s new book already a hot seller

September 9, 2011
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<!–enpproperty 2011-09-09 07:22:08.0Tan ZongyangEx-leader’s new book already a hot sellerZhu Rongji,former Chinese premier,Zhu-style directness,Zhu Rongji Speech Record,11020262Politics2@webnews/enpproperty–> BEIJING – A new book by former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji went on sale at the country’s bookstores on Thursday, welcomed by Chinese readers who hail the...

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DC Comics amid "New 52" initiative – K

September 9, 2011
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Comics, a form of literature, has been treasured, reviled, misunderstood and, more recently, praised since its inception. Although there is some argument as to when comics were really invented, it was in the 1930s that the “funnies” from newspapers were reprinted and collected into...

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AFER Announces New Additions to All-Star Cast of "8"

September 9, 2011
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AFER Announces New Additions to All-Star Cast of "8"

body .displaytickersn{ *float:left } ]]> The American Foundation for Equal Rights Broadway Impact Announce Additional Casting and Roles for World Premiere of Dustin Lance Black’s New Play “8″ Bob Balaban, Matt Bomer, Campbell Brown, Larry Kramer, John Lithgow, Rory O’Malley and Bradley Whitford join...

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