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Dec 23, 20 •
0 Views • Arts, Feature Story • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
By Jenna Cocullo, Local Journalism Initiative A former Chatham-Kent resident is adding another chapter to the municipality’s overall history. Earlier this month, Julie Magerka officially released a book entitled Memories of Merlin after finding very...
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Aug 25, 20 •
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By Bird Bouchard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A local author is continuing to educate children on the Marathon of Hope. Mary Beth Leatherdale has always loved children’s books. She has worked in children’s book and magazine publishing her entire...
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Oct 23, 18 •
0 Views • Arts, Feature Story • Mary Beth Corcoran • No Comments
Darrin Cook, a local author, finished a mini book tour at the Cole’s Book Store in the Downtown Chatham Centre, signing copies of Chicken Soup for the Soul books he has two stories in. Cook said he really enjoyed the experience, especially in Windsor at the...
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Sep 12, 18 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Life • Mary Beth Corcoran • No Comments
A local author who is now a regular contributor to the Chicken Soup for the Soul franchise of books is on a book-signing tour, ending Sept. 29 at the Coles bookstore in the Downtown Chatham Centre. Born and raised in Chatham, non-fiction writer Darin Cook...
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Apr 21, 16 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • 2 Comments
A teacher at John McGregor Secondary School, as well as a fiction writer with an active imagination, Shannon Rieger’s seventh book to The Pria Chronicles is to be released in July. Rieger has created creatures from another dimension, love triangles, magic,...
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Feb 26, 16 •
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The Chatham-Kent Public Library and Biblioasis to welcome local author Ray Robertson to the library in celebration of the release of his new book Lives of the Poets (With Guitars) on March 10. Robertson will be discussing his inspiration for writing his...
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Feb 4, 16 •
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Local author Dan Simpson and illustrator Carey Templemen have teamed up on a new children’s book titled, Blueprints, and debuted it at the Chatham-Kent Toy Show this weekend. The book is geared to young children, according to Simpson, who writes under the...
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Mar 17, 15 •
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For Wes Summerfield, writing his first book is a lot like what he’s been doing for years – making things clearer. Summerfield, a well-known figure for his downtown window washing business, has self published a book, entitled “An Amish Farm...
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Jan 8, 14 •
327 Views • Feature Story, Life • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Chatham’s C.W. Tiffin writing career may have started later in life, but his passion for the pen has taken over. Tiffin, who grew up in Chatham, farmed in Charing Cross and retired back to Chatham, has been writing for the past 15 years. “I used to sit...
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Nov 13, 13 •
794 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Jim Blake • No Comments
Keith Spicer and Patrick Douglas. Keith Spicer’s room at Riverview Gardens at first appears like any other in a long-term care facility. It’s clean, functional and has personal mementoes, which give it somewhat of a personal touch. It’s when you realize...
