books

May 7, 2020August 5, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities

Book Hangouts

We all need good books right now ACW staff will host regular small gatherings of fellow book lovers to recommend your favorites and get suggestions for new books to read [check out the newly created Must Read List]. The genre will change for each hangout. Upcoming Book Hangouts Bring your favorite books to recommend and … Continue reading Book Hangouts

August 15, 2019July 30, 2019 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements

New book from Jessica Laurel Kane

The Girl Who Was Born with Glue in Her Brain is about a girl with a handful of thoughts that keep her from being able to enjoy life as much as she would like to, and what she eventually decides to do about it. Keep an eye out for the release in October! Jessica Laurel Kane Bio: … Continue reading New book from Jessica Laurel Kane

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities, Resources

ACW Bookmobile is hitting the road, and wants your books on board

The newest, cutest pop-up bookstore is here and coming to a town near you this summer! Sign up to stock your books in the ACW Bookmobile. ACW is bringing the books to the people at pop-up events throughout the region. The goal is to expose small towns that don't have their own bookstores books from … Continue reading ACW Bookmobile is hitting the road, and wants your books on board

March 29, 2019May 24, 2019 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities

Fran Yardley’s “Finding True North” finalist for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year

Fran Yardley's book, Finding True North, has been chosen as a finalist for the 2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Regional Category. Winners will be announced in June. Founded in 1998, Foreword Magazine, Inc. is the only media company completely devoted to independent publishing. It exclusively covers university and independent (non “Big … Continue reading Fran Yardley’s “Finding True North” finalist for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year

June 30, 2018June 25, 2018 Adirondack Center for Writing Local Opportunities

The Bookstore Plus Hosts Scholastic Summer Reading Road Trip

July 9th, 10AM-12PM, at Mid's Park! 2445 Main St, Lake Placid, NY 12946 Join Scholastic on the ultimate reading road trip as they tour the country with our favorite authors, illustrators, and characters! This July, Scholastic Summer Reading Road Trip 2018 is partnering with bookstores and libraries in communities nationwide, hosting reading festivals for families with … Continue reading The Bookstore Plus Hosts Scholastic Summer Reading Road Trip

June 26, 2018June 26, 2018 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities, Readings & Performances

An Evening with Bill McKibben

Join us for an evening with acclaimed author, Bill McKibben who will read from his latest release and first novel, Radio Free Vermont. Books available for purchase, signing to follow. Free for PSC Alumni & Students, $10 for Public. An Evening with Bill McKibben July 27 at 7:30pm Paul Smith's College VIC About … Continue reading An Evening with Bill McKibben

June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 Adirondack Center for Writing Local Opportunities

Sunday and Monday Storytimes at the Bookstore Plus

The Bookstore Plus Hosts Storytime During July and August, EVERY Monday! Lake Placid, N.Y.- In addition to our monthly Sunday Storytime at 4:00 PM, The Bookstore Plus will be hosting a weekly Summer Storytime on Mondays at 10 AM. Summer story time at the store takes place from July 2rd- August 27th, 2017 All children … Continue reading Sunday and Monday Storytimes at the Bookstore Plus

March 20, 2018 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities

Are you looking for locations to sell your book?

Are you looking for locations to sell your book? Bookburgh Books in Plattsburgh, NY would be happy to carry books written by ACW members! How? Just drop a line or stop into their store. Visit. 60 Smithfield Boulevard Suite 15, Plattsburgh, New York 12901 Email. info@bookburghbooks.com Website. https://www.facebook.com/BookburghBooks/

February 24, 2018February 20, 2018 Adirondack Center for Writing Local Opportunities, Resources

Northshire Bookstore Announces The Open Mind Scholarship

The Open Mind Scholarship honors the diversity of thought, feelings, information and perspectives found in books, as well as the power of books to change people's lives. Each year Northshire Bookstore will award two college-bound high school seniors, one from New York and one from Vermont, $1,000 to help pay for college. To enter the … Continue reading Northshire Bookstore Announces The Open Mind Scholarship

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PROMPT

The weather this holiday weekend reminds us all of the need to keep warm—my hands are cold even typing this! Write about the time when you were the coldest you have ever been. What did the experience teach you about yourself, your body, or your environment?

S ubmit your response by Sunday, Dec 5, 2021. All creative writing responses will be shared on @adkctr4writing and adirondackcenterforwriting.org. Note: You are expected to edit your own submission before sending it.

ACW FAMILY NEWS

📍 A Prison in the Woods: Environment and Incarceration in New York’s North Country by Clarence Hall traces the long history of incarceration in the Adirondacks. Published by University of Massachusetts Press, copies are available here.

📍 Written during the Pandemic of 2020 LAMENT FOR US ALL is Carlos Reyes‘ 13th full-length collection. Available for purchase at the author’s website here.

📍Herb Terns has a new Adirondack novel, Iron Sharpens Iron, available for purchase here.

📍Eric Mondschein has published a new short story, Dinner at Grandma’s published by Something or Other Publishing LLC, in their short story anthology 25 Servings of SOOP: literary Journeys into Life, Meaning and Love.

📍Jessica Kane has published Anchors in the Storm, a new picture book written as a comforting tool to help parents be with their children and connect during moments of despair. The book is available digitally www.jessicalaurelkane.com.

📍Alice Gilborn has released a new of poetry, “Apples & Stones” (Kelsay Books), which features poems set in Colorado, the Adirondacks, and Vermont. The book is available from Kelsay Books, the Northshire Bookstore, and Amazon.

📍Stanley A. Ransom, Jr. has published Outskirts Press, Inc. has published America’s First Black Poet; Jupiter Hammon of Long Island (Outskirts Press, Inc.). Kirkus Reviews states: “an essential volume for all libraries interested in Black, and American poetry.” Paperback and Kindle e-book editions are available on Amazon.com.

📍Ronald Berger has just published The Gorge, a thriller based on his experience as

a whitewater raft guide on the Hudson River during the 1990s. Paperback and Kindle e-book editions are available on Amazon.com.

📍Christopher Shaw has published a new book The Power Line, and can be ordered at his website.

📍Howard Kirschenbaum has just published a new book, Coming of Age in the Baby Boom: A Memoir of Personal Development, Social Action, Education Reform and Adirondack Preservation. Paperback and Kindle e-book editions are available on Amazon.com.

📍Brian Heinz‘s newest book, a thriller novel for ‘tweens and teens,’ Peabody Pond, has been published and released by 4RV Publishing.

📍Betsy Folwell has released an extended version of Short Carries as an audiobook for the first time. These essays are about wildlife and wilderness, regional history and small-town life, with keen observations and a touch of humor.