Annie's Book Stop of Worcester

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  Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is very happy to shine our Friday spotlight on children’s picture book author Kristy Kielbasinski. Kristy is a Boston based stand-up comedian and author. She draws inspiration from her life as a stay-at-home mom and housewife. Her children’s book “I Don’t Know” blends her comedy and love of reading. …

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    Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is very happy to shine our Friday spotlight on local author Laura Zigman. I asked Laura to tell me briefly about herself and her writing, and this was her response:   I’m Laura Zigman, the author of five novels – Animal Husbandry, Dating Big Bird, Her, Piece of …

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  J. William Zoldak is a former local school Guidance Counselor who, after he retired, tried his hand at writing. His third book, Grandpa’s Memories of Main Street contains anecdotes about his adventures as a young boy in the 50’s in a small town in upstate NY. In this interview he tells one of those …

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NOTE: This was originally published in November, 2016! We thought we would reprint this to bring back an old favorite and a old November memory. Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our Friday Spotlight on local author Lisa Shea! Lisa Shea is a fervent fan of honor, loyalty, and chivalry. She brings …

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  Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our Friday spotlight on contemporary fiction author Ren Rosso. When asked to tell us a bit about herself, this was her lovely answer:     I’ve been creative since I was little but it was primarily through a natural talent for drawing. Actually, I don’t …

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Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our Friday spotlight on Speculative Fiction author Steven Popkes.  I asked Steven to tell us about himself and his writing, and this was his response: My father was an engineer with the heart of a poet. My mother was a writer with the heart of an …

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  Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our Friday spotlight on Science Fiction Author Jeffrey A. Carver.  Jeffrey A. Carver is a writer of science fiction novels that explore a realm somewhere between hard science fiction and space opera—with believable, well-realized characters, male and female, human and alien, organic and “inorg,” as …

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Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our Friday spotlight on our children’s book author guest,  Anna Staniszewski . Anna will be at Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester along with two additional middle grade authors, MarcyKate Connolly and Rajani LaRocca on Sunday, March 22nd at 2:00 PM.  They will all be here to …

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Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our Friday spotlight on children’s book author MarcyKate Connolly.  MarcyKate will be at Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester along with two additional middle grade authors, Anna Staniszewski and Rajani LaRocca on Sunday, March 22nd at 2:00 PM.  They will all be here to talk about magic …

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Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our Friday spotlight on James Rousmaniere, author of The Water Connections: What Fresh Water Means to Us, What We Mean to Water , a non-fiction book about our changing ways around fresh water. James will be at Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester on Saturday, March 7th …

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