Literature
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Yardley Author, Food Historian, Releases Cookbook Dedicated to the Gilded Age
Thanks to Yardley-based food historian and writer Becky Libourel Diamond, families can now enjoy a lavish feast reminiscent of those celebrated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her cookbook: “The Gilded Age Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from America’s Golden Era“” is an homage to an era renowned for its opulence and grandeur. Central…
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Holy Family University Welcomes Former Philadelphia Poet Laureate Yolanda Wisher
Holy Family University will launch the fourth year of its Distinguished Writers Series when it welcomes former Philadelphia Poet Laureate Yolanda Wisher on Oct. 4 at 6:30 PM in the Education and Technology Center Auditorium, located at 9801 Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia. The event is free and open to the public. The Distinguished Writers Series is led…
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Recently-Renovated Bookstore in New Hope Announces a New Website for Customers
One of the most popular bookshops in Bucks County has recently unveiled its new and improved website for its devoted customers. Farley’s Bookshop, located at 44 South Main Street in New Hope, has revamped its website to be more user-friendly. “Re-loadable gift cards available: put something on one, give it to a kid and let them shop…
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Bala Cynwyd Author Found Hope, Inspiration After Facing a Life-Threatening Condition
Jim Zervanos, a teacher and writer from Bala Cynwyd, had only recently become a father when he found himself facing a medical emergency, writes Brian Taff and Heather Grubola for 6ABC. Just one hour after taking a selfie with his 1-year-old son on August 16, 2011, he ended up in the emergency department. “All of…
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Valley Forge-Raised Author and Poet Brings ‘Philadelphia Voice’ to Life in New Novel
Valley Forge-raised novelist and poet Una Mannion’s novels are an homage to the Philadelphia region. Despite living in Ireland for decades after her pilgrimage across the pond, Mannion was inspired to write about her hometown, writes Maggie Lange for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Her latest novel, Tell Me What I Am, follows a young girl…
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Bucks County Free Library Offers Tips to Keep Your Child’s Summer Reading Habits Going
The Bucks County Free Library’s Children’s Services Coordinator offers these tips for helping a child maintain good reading habits: Model good reading habits Make sure your kids see you reading books, newspapers or magazines every day. After all, kids learn by watching the grown-ups around them. “When caregivers make time to read on their own…
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Groundbreaking Book by Late Green Lane Resident at Center of New Historic Germantown Exhibit
Bright April, a book by the late Green Lane resident Marguerite de Angeli that was considered radical at the time it was published in 1946, is at the center of a new exhibit, Inspiring Bright April: Race and Class in 1940s Germantown, that recently opened at Historic Germantown, writes Valerie Russ for The Philadelphia Inquirer.…
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East Norriton-Based Life Coach Authors Book on How to Be ‘Selfish’
An East Norriton woman is encouraging people to be more selfish, but not in the way one might think. Meghan Weisheipl was an overachiever all her life. She was a star basketball player in high school, grew up to be a winner of the Best Overall Professional Model in 2000, became a branch manager at a mortgage…
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New Judy Blume Documentary Features Bryn Mawr Grad Who Has Been Writer’s Pen Pal for 45 Years
Author Lorrie Kim, a Bryn Mawr College graduate, who has been Judy Blume’s pen pal for the past 45 years, will be featured in the new documentary on the author of Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret, reported Bedatri D. Choudhury for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Kim discovered Blume’s books in fourth grade when she…
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Famous Mexican Poet Buried in the Philadelphia Suburbs; How’d *That* Happen?
There’s a poet so famous that huge cultural institutions in Mexico bear his name, as does an international award for poetry. Gilberto Owen Estrada is one of Mexico’s great 20th century writers. Yet in nearly 71 years, only a few outside his family knew he was buried in an unmarked grave at Holy Cross Cemetery…
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Willow Biden — the First Lady’s Cat Bearing Local Name — Now Stars in Her Own Children’s Book
Willow Biden, the White House cat belonging to First Lady Jill Biden, now has a starring role in her own children’s book. Pete Sirianni reported on the literary debut for the Times-Tribune of London. Willow’s pathway to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. began with a 2020 Pa. campaign stop for candidate Joe Biden. Jill Biden visited a…
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Local Literary Nook Named Among Best Indie Bookstores in Region
The gift-giving season is the perfect time to support a local independent bookshops, and luckily one of the best in the region is nearby in Chester County, write Nick Vadala and Michelle Myers for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Reads & Company in Phoenixville has only been open for three years, but that’s proven just enough time…
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Neumann Presents Award for Children’s Literature to Reem Faruqi
Neumann University presented its 2022 Bock Book Award for Children’s Literature to I Can Help, the tale of a young girl who rediscovers her innate kindness after peer pressure stifles her desire to help others. Author Reem Faruqi and illustrator Mikela Prevost accepted the prize online Oct. 26 from their homes in Georgia and Arizona.…
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Student/Artist — Mentored by Young Entrepreneur’s Academy YEA! Philadelphia — Publishes Children’s Book
At only 15 years old, Elle Fox of Aston, Delaware County, is already on her way to a successful creative arts career. This Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School (West Chester) student has already written, illustrated, and published a 2022 children’s book, Meatball and Birdie. It’s a story that resonates with Fox. The plot, at its surface,…
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Jenkintown Attorney Draws from His Own Career to Help Write Satirical Legal Thriller Book Series
Jenkintown attorney Brian Felgoise’s decades of experience in class-action litigation has helped him collaborate as an author of Filthy Rich Lawyers. A story on the a new, satirical, legal thriller series was on the docket of Jon Campisi and the Abington Patch. Filthy Rich Lawyers, Book One: The Education of Ryan Coleman was just published…
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Norristown Library’s Bookmobile Gives Seniors the WOW Factor
Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library is celebrating Healthy Aging month in style. Studies show that reading is good for cognitive function in senior citizens. And the Words on Wheels Program (WOW) helps aging communities do just that, writes M. English for The Mercury. The bookmobile service started around 1979 to provide seniors of Montgomery County…
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DeSales Associate Professor Gathers Post-Pandemic Hopes for a Better Life into Newly Published Book
Dr. Brennan Pursell, associate professor of business at DeSales University, saw the synchronicity of two Francises in his professional life: St. Frances DeSales, known for patience and gentleness, and Pope Francis, a humble leader devoted to the poor. Pursell theorized that their combined virtues might well inform a world emerging from the global pandemic. That…
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Her 1st Novel at 70 Is All About Rum Raisin and Romance
Harriet Fry, a 1995 alumna of Neumann University, decided it was time to try her hand at fiction writing. After decades of writing non-fiction, Harriet Fry started with a fictional short story that soon took on a life of its own, culminating in the novel Rum Raisin Rendezvous, about a breezy summer romance set in…
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