Give a book for a gift – Ed Iannuccilli

A book is open on top of some books.

by Ed Iannuccilli, contributing writer This year, for Christmas, we gave the gift of books to our grandchildren. This was a far cry from the usual gift card, which we considered less thoughtful because it lacked a personal touch. Gift cards felt too easy an out. Diane and I believed that giving something personal that…

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Get Your Holidays On! 12th Annual Rhode Island Authors Expo

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The 12th Annual Rhode Island Authors Expo is less than a week away! The Expo is on Saturday, December 7th from 10:00 to 4:00 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, RI. This FREE event will feature 100+ local authors and their books, panels & presentations, a Writers Resource Area, wonderful raffle prizes, ARIA Anthology sales, a Cardi’s Kaffeeklatsch area, and even a visit from Santa!…

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“On Medicine as Colonialism”. October book tour with Dr. Michael Fine

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Dr. Michael Fine, RINewsToday contributing writer, publishes a new monthly short story with us every month. All of his stories incorporate references to Rhode Island, and specifically the Blackstone Valley that readers will recognize. Fine is also the author of a series of books. His latest, On Medicine as Colonialism, shows how the American healthcare…

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Karma The Virtuous Dog, a new children’s book – Brendan Higgins

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By Brendan Higgins, contributing writer      A new children’s book is out in bookstores. The book is entitled Karma The Virtuous Dog. The author of this new book is a retired Rhode Island public school teacher. Her name is Janice Emma.      I spoke with Janice via telephone at her home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.…

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Read With Us: CITY LIFE – a book by Michael Morse – Chapter 9

City life by michael moore.

by Michael Morse, contributing writer Chapter 9 Different Worlds At 0330 hours, Rescue 1 responded to a home on Blackstone Boulevard for a fifty-two-year-old female suffering from back pain. We arrived at 0335. The groundskeeper met us at the end of the driveway and escorted us past a Bentley and a Mercedes, through a beautifully…

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