Art & Entertainment

Girl Scout Memoir Provides Insight into Using Adversity to Fuel...

This year marks the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts of America and Dr. Ronda Beaman has written a harrowing yet humorous coming-of-age story that examines the role being an over-achieving Girl Scout plays in a young girl’s desire to improve her life, feel loved, and be noticed.

“I was hooked by the age of six.” So begins LITTLE MISS MERIT BADGE (Wyatt-MacKenzie, Feb. 18, 2012). Ronda Beaman confesses her drug of choice was earning Girl Scout badges. Lots of them. And she never quite...

Livability.com Names the Top 10 Libraries for Kids

Livability.com, a national website that highlights more than 500 of America’s best places to live, has released a list of the Top 10 Libraries for Children in the country.

Livability.com editors looked at 500 communities across the country to find the best libraries for kids. The children's libraries selected not only look amazing, they also offer great programs and library activities for children and the entire community. These libraries are designed to stimulate young imaginations and foster engagement with books and literacy programs. They play a vital role in not only educating children, but getting them excited about reading, learning and exploring.

Big Ben Parliament Creations Working With Authors Hollie Moor and...

Big Ben Parliament Creations (BBP Creations) is working with authors Hollie Moor and Paige Silsbee, on their latest iBook, iPhone and iPad app,“Once Upon A Time...There was Snow White” due to be released later this Spring.

BBP Creations is working with both authors on their adaptation of the Brother’s Grimm fairytale Snow White. Moor and Silsbee currently reside in Reno, Nevada, with Moor splitting her time between the States and the UK. While Moor has worked independently as a write...

New Book is a Bargain Hunter"s Guide to Cheap Gold, Silver and...

IFind Entertainment announces the publication of the new book, Cheap Gold and Silver: How to find amazing deals on gold and silver. It's a guidebook to finding cheap gold, silver and platinum at places such as garage sales, rummage sales, moving sales, yard sales, estate sales, thrift stores, auctions, flea markets and online using web sites like eBay and Craigslist.

Catholic Author to Speak at Our Lady of Sorrows School on February...

Author of “Thrift Store Saints: Meeting Jesus 25 Cents at a Time,” Jane Knuth, will visit Our Lady of Sorrows School in Farmington on February 15th to speak on her discovery of Jesus by volunteering for over 15 years at a St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store in Kalamazoo.

“I started writing stories down so I would remember them,” said Knuth, who lives in Portage with her husband, Dean. “The spirituality of the St. Vincent de Paul Society is that the poor are our teachers and we are their...