Last night the Vander Veen Center for the Book hosted Michael Schumacher, author of The Wreck Of the Carl D: A True Story of Loss, Survival and Rescue at Sea. November 18th was the 51st anniversary of the tragedy of this lost ship in Lake Michigan. Schumacher did an excellent program and [...]
On Wed, November 11, 2009, Jim McClurken did a presentation for the Grand Rapids Public Library on his work in researching the history of Michigan Indians. He commented that when he started his research in the 1970s at the Grand Rapids Public Library there were only three books on Michigan’s Native Americans. Since that time [...]
Do you like pizza? Do you like adventure? Do you like both at the same time? Then join the discussion on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 4pm of Caroline Cooney’s book Code Orange. Pick up a copy at the Main Library or check one out from any of our branch libraries.
Book Description: “In top, utterly [...]
Perhaps you don’t think of yourself as a caregiver but, according to the National Family Caregivers Association, “more than 50 million people provide care for a chronically ill, disabled or aged family member or friend during any given year.”
November is National Family Caregivers Month and the Grand Rapids Public Library has partnered with the Caregiver [...]
CJ Box was our Grand Finale speaker. What a genial man and a captivating storyteller he is! He told us how he became a writer. You’ve heard people start out by saying, “Funny story…” well, his was. He told us how he had sent his first manuscript off to an agent in New York [...]
Dave Cullen has written the definitive account of what really caused two Columbine High School students to plan and execute one of the worst school shootings in recent history. If you missed Cullen’s incredibly excellent and informative talk on his book Columbine this past Saturday, never fear! We’ve provided the following handy podcast [...]
Welcome to the Dryden Code! Listen to our podcast of Michael Sheehan’s Celebration of the Book performance on language, conspiracy and dark cabals in the 18th century.
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This past Saturday, GRPL held our annual Celebration of the Book. New author Kristina Riggle spoke about her debut book Real Life and Liars.
To hear her speak, check out the recording:
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Mardi Link, author of Isadore’s Secret and When Evil Came to Good Hart, and Arnie Bernstein, author of Bath Massacre, joined our very own Bill Hill for a lively discussion on writing true crime last Saturday at Celebration of the Book. Listen and enjoy!
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In case you missed Gillian Flynn this past Saturday, or would like to re-experience her amazing presentation, now you can listen to the podcast! Gillian writes dark thrillers with messed-up but fascinating characters and was nominated this year for a British Steel Dagger Award.
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