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December 10, 2019

NORFOLK– Countless novels have been made into films. While many adaptations have been successful - whether they have received critical acclaim or have done well at the box office or in syndication - not everyone likes the concept. Two of the students enrolled in a particular course at Northeast Communit...

Can you hear the “Voices Out of Nowhere”?

Tim Johnson, Reporter

March 3, 2017

You have the chance to become a published author and even win some prize money. All you need to do is send your creative work to Bonnie Johnson-Bartee to be featured in Northeast Community College's “Voices Out of Nowhere.” Bonnie Johnson-Bartee is looking for any students interested in having...

New biography explores the real-life Victorian horror behind Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’

October 31, 2016

By Mary Ann Gwinn The Seattle Times (TNS) “Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, The Man Who Wrote “Dracula’” by David J. Skal; Liveright (652 pages, $35) ——— Several years ago, I read the book “Dracula” for the first time, expecting that Bram Stoker’s 19th...

The Media Deprivation Assignment

Taylor Ewald, Reporter

February 25, 2016

Could you stay away from all media for 24 hours? Yes, all media in all its forms- internet, phone, email, book, you name it, and you cannot have it. What would I do for that 24 hour time period living life unconnected from the world? I have no clue whatsoever. On the surface, it seems like a difficult task....

This Week’s Best-Sellers From Publishers Weekly

May 5, 2015

Tribune News Service (TNS) Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Sunday, April 19, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Nielsen BookScan © 2015, The Nielsen Co. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, publ...

This Week’s Best-Sellers From Publishers Weekly

May 5, 2015

Tribune News Service (TNS) Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Sunday, April 26, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Nielsen BookScan © 2015, The Nielsen Co. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, publ...

Stephen Church Explores The Story Of ‘King John’

April 23, 2015

By Tish Wells McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) “King John: And the Road to Magna Carta” by Stephen Church; Basic Books, (328 pages, $29.99) ——— England’s King John was a loser even to his contemporaries back in the 13th century. However, he’s a very memorable loser who has been ...

‘The Phantom of Menace’ Is A Delightful Parody Of ‘Star Wars,’ Shakespeare

April 23, 2015

By Tish Wells McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) “William Shakespeare’s The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First (William Shakespeare’s Star Wars)” by Ian Doescher; Quirk Books (176 pages, $14.95) ——— Here we go again into the world where William Shakespeare and “Star Wars�...

Cookbook Serves As An Introduction To Mystery Writers, ‘Murderous’ Recipes

April 23, 2015

By Tish Wells McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) “The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook,” edited by Kate White; Quirk Books ($24.95, 175 pages) ——— Mystery writers like to eat. So do their characters. Here’s an opportunity to meet and greet both without having any calories heading towa...

Visiting Writers Series: Mary Helen Stefaniak

Karly Liska, Reporter

April 10, 2015

There will be one last author this 2014-2015 school year speaking for the Visiting Writers Series at Northeast Community College. Mary Helen Stefaniak will be on campus April 16 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in Hawk’s Landing at the Student Center. Stefaniak grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is...

This Week’s Best-Sellers From Publishers Weekly

February 19, 2015

Tribune News Service (TNS) Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Sunday, Feb. 15, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Nielsen BookScan © 2015, The Nielsen Co. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, publ...

‘Shoes’ Unveils Mystery, History Of Footwear

February 12, 2015

By Tish Wells McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) “Shoes: An Illustrated History” by Rebecca Shawcross; Bloomsbury (256 pages, $40) ——— “Shoes: An Illustrated History” by Rebecca Shawcross shows the human fascination with footwear over millennia. It starts in primitive times, when all h...