Literature
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Covered Bridge: David Letterman Reflects and Walnut St. Labs Hosts “George Orwell” Author
David Letterman Reflects On His Career On May 20th, CBS will broadcast the very last episode of “The Late Show” with David Letterman. After 33 years on television, Letterman will be signing off, and handing over his show to Stephen Colbert, the politically astute character performer who arrives at CBS by way of Comedy Central’s…
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Mural By Presidential Artist Adrian Martinez Added To Growing Downingtown Art Scene
Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with internationally known painter Adrian Martinez, a number of local high school students recently added brush strokes to a new mural celebrating the brand new Downingtown Library and the making of the borough into Chester County’s hub for fine arts. “The project was great for the young artists,” Martinez said in a press release.…
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WestChester.Guru Sits Down With Jim Breslin
Kyle Hudson of WestChester.guru caught up with Jim Breslin this week to talk storytelling, growing up in south east Pennsylvania, and why he loves living in West Chester.
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New Maynard Book Is An Intimate Portrait Of The Brandywine Valley’s History
A warm and lovely read on a snowy day is Terry Conway’s Newsworks.org review of W. Barksdale Maynard’s new book: “Brandywine: An Intimate Portrait.” Conway calls the book a “sweeping narrative which brings to life the legendary men and women who shaped the Brandywine’s history and industry, and its arts and culture.” Maynard’s book, Conway…
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Rescheduled Talks Added To Bruce Mowday’s Event Lineup
A pair of severe weather-delayed book presentations by Chester County author Bruce Mowday have fallen into a lineup of other engagements that stretches from mid-March to August for the writer of historical non-fiction, according to a recent announcement. Mowday’s works cover subjects like the Johnston gang, Pickett’s charge, Fort Delaware, paranormal mysteries, the battle of Gettysburg,…
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Broadway Actress Teams Up to Provide Paoli School For The Blind With Books
With the help of a Broadway actress and a writer, the Main Line Animal Rescue has not only provided hope of a better life for its animals but also for students at Paoli’s Royer-Greaves School for the Blind. With funding from rescue member Bill Smith; books by Broadway actress, children’s author and animal advocate Bernadette Peters;…
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Atglen’s Schiffer Publishing Explores The Forgotten Corners Of New York City
The rural book farm publisher from Chester County’s quiet village of Atglen ventures to a vastly different world in inner-city New York with the publishing of a new book that gets up close and personal with some of NYC’s most famously forgotten places. Twelve of the 150 color images and revealing essays in Schiffer Publishing’s “Abandoned…
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Braille Tails Brings Books Donates Books To Royer-Greaves School For The Blind
Braille Tails is a group working to publish braille versions of children’s books and donate them to schools for the blind, Mari Schaefer of Philly.com reports. Swarthmore children’s author Judy Schachner, author and illustrator of the best-selling Skippyjon Jones series, has donated some of her books to Braille Tails. The organization has translated 23 titles…
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Bruce Mowday Talks Will Give Listeners A Unique View Of Local History
Bruce Mowday, the Chester County author of more than 15 books on history, sports, business and true crime, has been invited to give a number of talks about local history and even paranormal mysteries associated with Gettysburg, and the community is invited. Mowday will take a unique look at the Battle of the Brandywine during…
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Longwood Gardens, Area Libraries And Organizations, Plan ‘Community Read’
Longwood Gardens, along with numerous area libraries and community organizations, have just launched the second annual Community Read, taking place now through April. The event is designed to encourage the region to join together in reading the same books to spur discussions around specific ideas and topics. This year’s book is “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,…
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Schiffer-Published Artist Wins Once-a-Lifetime Research Award
A Pennsylvania professor and artist published by Atglen’s Schiffer Publishing has just earned a once-in-a-lifetime Chambliss Faculty Research Award from Kutztown University. Department of Fine Arts Chairperson Cheryl Hochberg was honored for her numerous art exhibitions, extensively published artwork and worldwide participation in artist residency programs, according to a report in The Berks-Mont News. Some of…
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Community Helps Tredyffrin Public Library
Local volunteers and organizations are pitching in to help the Tredyffrin Public Library reorganize more than 70,000 books that were displaced when the library flooded following a plumbing malfunction the day after Thanksgiving. While no books were damaged, ruined carpets and furniture had to be removed and the library was closed for nearly a week,…
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Avondale Author, Atglen’s Schiffer Publishing Release Camera Collectors’ Guide
A local Chester County partnership between an Avondale author and Atglen’s Schiffer Publishing has produced a go-to resource for camera collectors and photography buffs. David Williamson’s “Comprehensive Guide for Camera Collectors” covers early inventors and photographers, the evolution of cameras, their role in the development of photography, equipment care and testing, and current price listings for…
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Oxford School District Renames High School Auditorium In Honor Of James S. Herr
Oxford Area High School’s auditorium is now the James S. Herr Auditorium in honor of the founder of Herr Foods, the Chester County Press is reporting. Herr, who passed away in 2012 at the age of 87, lived in the Oxford district for 60 years and served as a school board president for 12 of…
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Mowday Schedules Chadds Ford, Malvern, Downingtown Signings
Prolific Chester County author Bruce Mowday has talks and book signings throughout Chester County in the coming six weeks, including Chadds Ford Days, a Paoli Battlefield event and Fall Fest in Downingtown. “September is always a busy month in Chester County, especially since the Battle of Brandywine took place on September 11, 1777,” said Mowday,…
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James S. Herr Bio ‘Life With Flavor’ Now Available In Softcover
The book “Life with Flavor,” which chronicles the life of James S. Herr (above), founder of Nottingham-based Herr Foods, is now available in a softbound edition. The book tells the story of the inspiring lives of James S. Herr and Miriam Hershey (Mim) Herr who took out a $1,750 loan and built Herr Foods from…
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Book Review: “Lean In”
A year ago – March of 2013 – Sheryl Sandberg’s book, “Lean In…Women, Work, and The Will to Lead,” soared to the top of everyone’s must-read book list. Her national bestseller ignited, provoked, encouraged and stimulated conversations about women’s aspirations (or lack thereof) to leadership positions. The book remains high on many publishing charts today.…
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Book Review: “The Googlization of Everything
By Edda R. Pitassi Some books record facts. Some entertain. Some inform and offer insight. The best accomplish all these ends and still challenge a reader’s “blind faith and worship.” “The Googlization of Everything (And Why We Should Worry)”, by Siva Vaidhyanathan, is a brilliant, critical, sobering look at a company that “dominates the World…
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