THIRTEEN's American Masters to Launch 28th Season w/ SALINGER
by Caryn Robbins
- Jan 17, 2014
THIRTEEN's American Masters launches its 28th season with the series' 200th episode: the exclusive director's cut of Shane Salerno's documentary, Salinger, premiering nationally Tuesday, January 21, 9-11:30 p.m. on PBS
Paper Mill Playhouse to Offer New Adult Theater Classes
by Tyler Peterson
- Dec 18, 2013
Paper Mill Playhouse, one of the country's premier not-for-profit theaters, is the place where American musical theater is celebrated, cherished, and pushed in exciting new directions, has announced the addition of new adult classes this winter. For pricing and class registration information please contact Michelle Tempkin at mtempkin@papermill.org. For more information about classes visit www.PaperMill.org.
John Crawley Announces New Novel, Letters from Paris
by Christina Mancuso
- Dec 11, 2013
Author John Crawley announces the publication of his 13th novel, Letters from Paris. Published in association with LULU Press, Crawley's latest work revolves around the life and writings of expatriate, Clare de Fontroy, the daughter of a slave who chronicles the evolution of society through the 20th century.
Items from Vincent van Gogh, Marilyn Monroe Set for Profiles in History Auction, 12/19
by Movies News Desk
- Dec 7, 2013
Profiles in History run by Joe Maddalena is proud to announce The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector Part lll. The third installment of this highly coveted collection is set to be auctioned worldwide on December 19th. The Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector Parts l and ll were blockbuster sales with a distressed letter from Vincent van Gogh selling for $336,000 and an internationally sought after Marilyn Monroe letter addressed to Lee Strasberg in which she wrote about the phycological toll Hollywood has taken on her. The letter written in pencil was estimated to sell between $30,000-50,000 and sold for $156,000.
First Hispanic Police Commander Releases HIGH SANCTUARY AND SELECTED STORIES
by Christina Mancuso
- Nov 12, 2013
Author Dan Gavin, the first Hispanic police officer to reach the rank of Commander, explores an exceptionally different path by following the footsteps of some literary giants who drew heavily on their experiences to fashion their stories, such as Jack London, Joseph Conrad and Ernest Hemingway. Impelled by his myriad of experiences, Gavin publishes his own unique brand of storytelling in his newly published book, titled 'HIGH SANCTUARY AND SELECTED STORIES.'
THE LEFT BANK WRITERS RETREAT to Take Place in Paris, 6/15-6/20
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 22, 2013
The Left Bank Writers Retreat, a small-group summer writing workshop held each June in Paris, France, will take place June 15 -20, 2014 and is now accepting applications for this summer's retreat. The cost of the six-day Left Bank Writers Retreat in Paris is $1,999 and includes morning writing sessions with coaching and one-on-one time with the instructor for a maximum of eight writers, as well as lunch each day, admission to museums and area sights related to Paris's famous literary history, an excursion to Montmartre, a picnic on the banks of the Seine and a tour visiting haunts of famous writers like Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein, including many of the sites featured in the Woody Allen movie 'Midnight in Paris.'
SIX-WORD MEMOIRS, a New York Times Bestseller, Becomes a Workbook and Interactive Exercise for Students
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 22, 2013
FAIRFIELD, N.J., Oct. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway was challenged to write a novel in just six words. He wrote, 'For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn.' Leveraging the success and premise of Creator Larry Smith's best-selling book series, 'Six-Word Memoirs,' Hamilton Buhl (www.hamiltonbuhl.com/sixword) is launching 'Six-Words for Schools,' a teacher-developed interactive workbook series for students of all grades and ages to express themselves and discover their world in six words.
Outlaw Poet Alan Kaufman Shares His Mother's Letters of Surviving the Holocaust in New Memoir
by Christina Mancuso
- Oct 22, 2013
Alan Kaufman recently appeared at the Osher Family Jewish Community Center in Marin County in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he spoke about his mother's letters which detailed how she fled from the Nazis during World War II. He also discussed his memoir, Drunken Angel, the story of his descent into alcoholism and how he finally overcame it.
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