And without the proper planning, nightmares can begin. They say it’s the happiest (most diverse) place on earth. No matter your age, the countdown to Disney can be almost as exciting as the trip itself. There is something so magical in bringing out your inner kid. You first have to do all the adulting to get…
Do you love to eat? Love checking out cookbooks? Enjoy trying new recipes? The Adult Department at the Homewood Public Library currently hosts a monthly recipe club. Every month a new theme will be chosen and each attendee will make a dish based on that month’s theme. Thus far, we have showcased everything from…
A native of France, Mireille Guiliano is known in some circle as “the Ambassador of France and its art of living”. She is an international best selling author whose passion is the joie de vivre. She gives practical advice to women on work, family,and getting older, while enjoying the good things in life. She has been a guest…
Lauren Oliver is an American author who is well known in the YA (Young Adult) genre. Encouraged by her parents who were both literary professors, Lauren Oliver was very creative as a child, and wrote many stories, poems and created many things. She studied literature, philosophy and creative writing in college, and began writing for Penguin…
Herman Koch is an international writer and actor. Born in the Netherlands, he has published numerous short stories, novels and columns. His book The Dinner has been adapted into stage productions and will be presented as a movie in May 2017. It will star Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan and Rebecca Hall. The dinner…
If you would like to know more about Anita Diamant, click here. The Boston girl / Anita Diamant. Anita Diamant’s “vivid, affectionate portrait of American womanhood” (Los Angeles Times), follows the life of one woman, Addie Baum, through a period of dramatic change. Addie is The Boston Girl, the spirited daughter of an immigrant Jewish family,…
