BURBANK–The dark, evocative and dramatic Batman stories of critically-acclaimed writer Scott Snyder and superstar artist Greg Capullo continued to catapult the iconic vigilante to the top of the sales charts in comic shops and bookstores in the month of April, announced DC Entertainment, the largest English-language comic book publisher in the world. April 2013 saw [...]
Oceanside Library Celebrates National Library Week
April 12, 2013 By
OCEANSIDE–The Oceanside Public Library will celebrate National Library Week by offering special programs from April 14 to April 20. The week will kick-off with a free concert featuring Americana duo Hungrytown at 5 p.m. on April 15 at the Mission Branch Library. The Civic Center Library will host open houses at 3:30 p.m. on April [...]
New Biography Celebrates The Life, Music Of Singer Jenni Rivera
March 21, 2013 By
NEW YORK–(PRNewswire)– C.A. Press, a Spanish-language imprint of Penguin Group (USA), will publish Jenni Rivera: The Incredible Story of a Warrior Butterfly, a biography of the Mexican-American superstar who was tragically killed in a plane crash in Mexico on December 9, 2012. The book is written by Leila Cobo of Billboard Magazine, one of the country’s leading experts in Latin music. “It is an [...]
Oceanside Public Library Celebrates Pigeon’s Birthday
March 20, 2013 By
OCEANSIDE–The Oceanside Public Library will celebrate Pigeon’s birthday with a party on April 1 at the Civic Center Library. The 6 p.m. event honors the beloved book character, Pigeon, created by award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems. Pigeon is the star of many books in the popular Pigeon series, which includes Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the [...]
Vatican Insider To Release Biography On The Pope Of A New World
March 17, 2013 By
(PRWeb)–“Francis, rebuild my Church!” This is how St. Francis of Assisi recounts Christ’s call of the founder of the Franciscan Order. It is also how Jorge Mario Bergoglio, at the age of 76, and a Jesuit, seems to have accepted his election to the papacy with the choice of a name that no other pope [...]
Character Building Counts Book Award Winners 2012
February 20, 2013 By
What does a young boy with a facial disfigurement have in common with the true story of a young girl who was gunned down in Tucson, Arizona? Both youngsters are featured in award-winning books that deliver character-building messages. Character Building Counts (CBC) Book Awards announced the winners of its 2012 Book Awards contest. Gold Seal [...]
Award-Winning Author To Appear At 2013 Reading Festival
February 8, 2013 By
OCEANSIDE–Soto, author and poet, will read from one of his books this month at MiraCosta College’s 2013 Reading Festival. Soto grew up working the fields of the San Joaquin Valley and in factories in Fresno. He is the author of many poetry collections and novels for adults and children, most notably New and Selected Poems, [...]
Book On Terrorism Offers Further Insight Into U.S. Intelligence, Counterterrorism
January 18, 2013 By
BALTIMORE–(PRWeb)–In recent years, few movies have been talked about as frequently as “Zero Dark Thirty“. Releasing nationwide on January 11, and already winning over critics and building immense awards buzz, the film—from “The Hurt Locker” director Kathryn Bigelow—touches raw nerves, beginning with a montage of distress calls placed on September 11, 2001, and culminating in [...]
Author To Discuss Life In Afghanistan
November 3, 2012 By
SAN DIEGO–Adventures by the Book presents a Lost Decency Afghan Reception Adventure with Afghan-born author and former San Diegan Atta Arghandiwal. Atta Arghandiwal left Afghanistan after the 1980 Soviet invasion and became a refugee in Germany. He later immigrated to the United States, where he built a successful banking career. With deep passion and pride in [...]
Celebrated Chef, Cookbook Author Anne Willan To Speak Oct. 23
October 16, 2012 By
LA JOLLA–Anne Willan, the celebrated chef and cookbook author, will give a talk on “The Cookbook Family Tree: The History of Early Cookbooks,” at the UC San Diego Faculty Club on October 23 at 5 p.m. Her talk will include a reception and book signing of The Cookbook Library: Four Centuries of the Cooks, Writers, and Recipes [...]
