What Are You Reading What Are You Reading
Readers share titles and quick thoughts. Rose Marino, retired, reads The Lady and the Peacock about Aung San Suu Kyi. Wade Myskvy, landscaping, reads Children of Men, a dystopian tale where no children are born in 25 years. Berenice Weisel, student, reads The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, a memoir by Bauby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Marino
Lawrence Lam
Lady and the Peacock
Aung San Suu Kyi
Peter Popham
Burma
Wade Myskvy
Lawrence
P.D. James
Berenice Weisel
Hiawatha
Jean- Dominique Bauby
Poet's Showcase invites local poets to submit works
A community note invites area poets to enter the Poet’s Showcase by emailing keallahan ljworld.com with a subject line Poet's Showcase. Include hometown and contact information in the submission for possible publication and contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keallahan
Ljworld.com
Bach returns to Jonathan Livingston Seagull tale after recovery
Richard Bach, 76, longtime pilot and author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, resumes work on a new fourth section after months of recovery from near fatal injuries in a San Juan Island plane crash. He credits ex-wife Sabryna Bach for support and notes the book’s themes of meaning and resilience as he rereads flight memories and plans to publish the final edit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
San Juan Island
Richard Bach
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Orcas Island
Bach
Sabryna Bach
Jonathan Livingston
Neil Diamond
Jonathan
Sabryna
Friday Harbor
Airlift Northwest
Harborview Medical Center
National Transportation Safety Board
Harborview
Ron Maier
Maier
Gift of Wings
Northwest
Air Force
New Jersey Air National Guard
Douglas Aircraft
Flying Magazine
U.S. Air Force Reserve
France
James Bach
Rob Bach
San Diego
Best sellers list for week ending January 19th
The week’s top ten best sellers include A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan at Tor 34.99, The Fifth Assassin by Brad Meltzer at Grand Central 27.99, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn at Crown 25, Tenth of December by George Saunders at Random House 26, The Husband List by Janet Evanovich at St. Martin’s, The Third Bullet by Stephen Hunter at Simon & Schuster 26.99, The Racketeer by John Grisham at Doubleday 28.95, Collateral Damage by Stuart Woods at Putnam 26.95, Kinsey and Me by Sue Grafton at Putnam Marian Wood 27.95, and Cross Roads by William Paul Young at Faith Words 24.99.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jordan
Tor
Brad Meltzer
Grand Central
Gillian Flynn
Crown
George Saunders
Random House
Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's
Stephen Hunter
Simon & Schuster
John Grisham
Doubleday
Stuart Woods
Putnam
Kinsey and
Sue Grafton
Marian Wood
William Paul Young
Faith Words
Shred The Revolutionary Diet
A compact overview of Ian K Smith MDs Shred The Revolutionary Diet listing author and publisher details along with price and a brief note on its diet program approach. The entry catalogs a top ten nonfiction list of health and lifestyle books with authors such as Bill OReilly Sonia Sotomayor Marlene Koch Joel Osteen Mark Owen Lyn Genet Recital Joel Fuhrman Ina Garten JJ Virgin and publishers including St Martins Henry Holt Knopf Running Press Grand Central HarperOne Clarkson Potter and Harlequin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian K. Smith
M.D. St. Martin's
Kennedy
Bill O'Reilly
Henry Holt
Sonia Sotomayor
Knopf
Marlene Koch
Running Press
Joel Osteen
FaithWords
Mark Owen
Dutton
J. J. Virgin
Harlequin
Finalists named for fiction prize Man Booker International
Jaipur finalists Mari lynne Robinson Aharon Appelfeld Yan Lianke among 10 finalists for the Man Booker International Prize for fiction open to English language works. Other finalists Lydia Davis Intizar Husain Marie NDiaye A R Ananthamurthy Josip Novakovich Vladimir Sorokin Peter Stamm. The winner will be announced in London on May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaipur
India
Marilynne Robinson
Aharon Appelfeld
Yan Lianke
Lydia Davis
Intizar Husain
Marie Ndiaye
A.R. Ananthamurthy
Josip Novakovich
Vladimir Sorokin
Peter Stamm
London
Sotomayor memoir My Beloved World traces roots to Bronx tenements
Justice Sonia Sotomayor recounts a Bronx youth shaped by a death in the family and a beguiling blend of superstition and resilience. The memoir follows her from Puerto Rican roots through New York streets to a courtroom bench, emphasizing family bonds, immigrant history, and the drive to judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonia Sotomayor
Supreme Court
Bronx
Seagram
Seven
Juan Sotomayor
Sonia
Sotomayor
Puerto Rico
Lincoln
Washington
Abuelita
Juan Luis
Lajas
New York
Women’s Army Corps
Juan Luis Sotomayor
U.S
Latin America
U.S. Supreme Court
New York Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Adam Strunk
Elizabeth Marshall
Jimmy Carter
Karen Chin
San Francisco
Christopher Paolini
Los Angeles Times
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!