All Blog Posts Tagged 'books' (6)

Author Harvey Oyer III has been named Florida Distinguished Author for his trilogy of children’s books.

Below, a mugshot of Oyer.

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By Steve Pike

Shagball and Tangles are back.

Lantana author A.C. Brooks’ second book, Dead on the Dock, follows the former TV fishing show host and his pint-sized friend (and former Elvis impersonator) through a labyrinth of adventures that includes one sinking boat, a contract…

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Stuart Malin’s home is in the county pocket, but he lives much of the time in a world called Atria. It’s the world of a young man named Ahmenar Ishtam, whose…

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By Ron Hayes



For the 2010 "Read Together Palm Beach County" campaign, almost 3,000 area book lovers have reached back to Nazi Germany in 1939, to choose a title they hope will steal readers' hearts this year.

They also made local history by choosing, for the first time, a young adult novel for the "One Book, One Community" project.

"The Book Thief," a 2005 novel by Australian author Markus Zusak, is the story of 9-year-old… Continue

By Ron Hayes



Don’t believe everything you read about how nobody reads anymore.

Those good old-fashioned book lovers are still out there, hungry for intelligent novels, literate histories, provocative biographies, and eager to share their delight — or disappoinment — in the latest feast.

From South Palm Beach to Delray, book clubs are thriving on the coast.

In South Palm Beach, the town’s book discussion group, which… Continue

By Ron Hayes



There’s a world of titles to choose from when deciding which children’s books to give this holiday season — and some of them were written close to home, by local neighbors.

Here’s a sampling set in Palm Beach County and written by Palm Beach County authors:

The Tree That Went Sailing

Author: Dennis Johnson, West Palm Beach

Illustrator: Sherrie Tengbergen

For ages:… Continue