The Literary Orange festival of the nonprofit Orange County Public Library Foundation returns for its 15th year in a monthlong online series this month. Harlan Coben, best-selling author of suspense novels “Win” and “Boy from the Woods,” will kick off the event on April 7 in a moderated conversation. Literary […]
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Worldwise: Event Designer and Author Amanda Bernardi’s Favorite Things
Amanda Bernardi recently released ‘The Modern Bohemian Table,’ a guide book offering readers ideas for meaningful gatherings Courtesy Amanda Bernardi Text size Amanda Bernardi is up for the challenge of finding ways to have intimate, joyful celebrations amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “A lot of focus is going to be on […]
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The real story behind Black Narcissus, the escapist fantasy that put its fearless author on the map
With its key ingredients of longing, isolation and repression, little wonder this dark tale has inspired a new three-part BBC adaptation by Amanda Coe, the screenwriter behind Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story, who won a Bafta for her adaptation of John Braine’s Room at the Top. In Black Narcissus, the […]
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Author publishes novel that covers wars throughout three centuries and took 50 years to write | Food + Living
John M. Millar’s first novel, “The Wars Among the Paines,” took him 50 years to write. When he started the project, he planned to write about a young man and his family’s experiences during the Vietnam War era. Over five decades, the concept expanded a bit. “The Wars Among the […]