LONG BEACH, CA — Laura Numeroff, bestselling author of the beloved picture book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, is coming to Long Beach Public Library (LBPL)! The children’s author is scheduled for a reading and interactive session with her fans this Saturday (Sept. 21). Numeroff’s visit to LBPLRead More →
Do you have the gift of seeing? Audra Raines delves into her life as a prophet in her book, Journey of A Seer. Who is Audra Raines? Audra Raines is the co-pastor of Church of Acts in Corpus Christi, Texas, who leans heavily into the prophetic. For those who doRead More →
Ethel Mertz. She is Fred’s wife and Lucy’s best friend. Ethel is the voice of reason who always manages to get caught up in her good friend’s shenanigans. There is, however, more to this beloved I Love Lucy character than what meets the eye. Ethel is Beautiful Some cannot seeRead More →
On October 1, 2015, Chris Harper-Mercer fatally shot an assistant professor along with four students at Umpqua Community College (UCC) in Roseburg, Oregon. The 26-year-old then engaged in a shootout with police before committing suicide. To date, The 2015 Umpqua Community College shooting is the deadliest in Oregon’s modern history. Read More →
BURBANK, CA – Disney has decided to put a pause on its planned feature adaptation of The Graveyard Book after accusations against the book’s author, Neil Gaiman, surfaced earlier this year. Tortoise Media broke the story in July. According to the platform, a woman named Scarlett alleged Gaiman sexually assaultedRead More →
Was Abraham Lincoln gay? A new documentary, called Lover of Men, seeks to shed light on this question. In the film, Lincoln’s relationship with Joshua Speed is at the center of things. Joshua was a local store owner in Springfield, Illinois, who shared a residence with Abraham from 1837 toRead More →
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The state of Florida is being sued by several major publishers over its law that allows for widespread book bans. Simon & Schuster along with Penguin Random House and others filed suit last Thursday (Aug. 29) in hopes of having the controversial law amended. The argument atRead More →
Imagine the “it” girl who decides to do everything to prove that she is tough. This was Heather Schott during her teen years. The pastor of Mercy Culture Church in Fort Worth, Texas, gives the details about childhood and beyond in her memoir, Unscarred: A Freedom Story. Tumultuous Beginnings InRead More →
*Note: The 2024 Summer Reading Challenge launched on June 8, 2024. This post is a rebroadcast of the original announcement with accompanying links to the books on the links. Welcome to Summer! This is a season of relaxation and rejuvenation. Summer is also a great time to get caught upRead More →
Camping is a messy business! Ame Dyckman sheds light on the adventures and challenges that come with a good family trip outdoors in the book, Campingland. No Camping Here! The book begins with a family who sporadically decides to go on a camping trip. The choice as a whole turnsRead More →