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January 20, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing adkwrites, Local Opportunities, Resources

Local bookstore owners establish new Adirondack book wholesale and distribution business

LAKE PLACID—The announcement in late October that North Country Books would close at the end of January 2021 sent dismay through the ranks of authors, publishers, and retail accounts who’d come to depend on the Utica-based company to distribute books and related products with an Adirondack focus. The company, founded in 1965, had been a … Continue reading Local bookstore owners establish new Adirondack book wholesale and distribution business

July 23, 2020August 26, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities

New online class! Writing an Art-Inspired Poem

Experience the Joy of Ekphrastic Poetry! Thursday, August 27, 5:00-6:30pm Registration: $20 If you love words and art, the ancient form of "ekphrastic" (art-inspired) poetry is a rich field of inspiration and collaboration for telling our stories and describing our experiences through poems. As a poet, visual artist and founder of The Poartry Project, instructor … Continue reading New online class! Writing an Art-Inspired Poem

July 16, 2020July 14, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities

The Bookstore Plus Hosts August Book Club Discussion with Grant Reynolds

The Bookstore Plus Hosts Book Club August 2020 | August Book Club Discussion with Grant Reynolds On the first Tuesday of every month, The Bookstore Plus hosts a unique Book Club experience where readers have the opportunity to discuss the book club pick with the author! On Tuesday, August 4th, 2020, at 7:00 pm author, … Continue reading The Bookstore Plus Hosts August Book Club Discussion with Grant Reynolds

October 22, 2019 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities, Readings & Performances

The Good Old Days at LPCA, a collaborator teacher and student original

"Which decade has the BEST music?" asks a character in the new musical The Good Old Days onstage later this month at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. The best part... It's up to the audience to decide! Come be a part of this fun and interactive original musical written by Northwood School's Head of Drama, Noël Carmichael, and student … Continue reading The Good Old Days at LPCA, a collaborator teacher and student original

July 30, 2019 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements

New Yorker Cartoonist, Writer will come to Lake Placid Public Library

New York Times writer and cartoonist Bob Eckstein will give a fun and humorous presentation on August 6th at the Lake Placid Library. He'll discuss his New Yorker cartoons and the history of the snowman. After travelling the world for seven years trying to solve the mystery of who made the first snowman resulted in being the … Continue reading New Yorker Cartoonist, Writer will come to Lake Placid Public Library

July 11, 2019 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities

Alan Robert Proctor book signing event for “Adirondack Summer, 1969”

Alan Robert Proctor will be signing his book Adirondack Summer, 1969 at The Bookstore Plus in Lake Placid, Friday, July 12th from 1-3pm and on Sunday at Adirondack Reader in Inlet 1-3pm. Alan Robert Proctor’s historical novel, Adirondack Summer, 1969, is now available from the author, Westphalia Press, Amazon or Kindle. For nearly two decades, … Continue reading Alan Robert Proctor book signing event for “Adirondack Summer, 1969”

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities

Two author events coming up at The Bookstore Plus

The Bookstore Plus Hosts Author Signing Event with Ted Comstock and Chris Woodward on Friday, July 5th, 2018, from 3:00-5:00 PM. Join The Bookstore Plus for an exciting book event! Ted and Chris will be at The Bookstore Plus to autograph copies of their book "The Adirondack Guideboat". They will be in the store to … Continue reading Two author events coming up at The Bookstore Plus

May 20, 2019March 4, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities, Readings & Performances

Beat & Verse

RETURNING IN MAY 2020 An open mic for the writing crowd. Got poems? Stories? Songs? Essays? Some blurb on a page that might be something more one day? We want it all! $5 suggested donation. Hosted by: Adirondack Center for Writing Meet over tea and snacks at Forever Wild Apothecary, 2669 Main Street in Lake Placid … Continue reading Beat & Verse

July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 Adirondack Center for Writing Local Opportunities, Readings & Performances, Resources

Local Poetry Author Signing with Sophie Morelli

One of our faves, Sophie Morelli is signing her book "Bad Habits" this Saturday at Bookstore Plus. Get your copy there!

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.