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Bringing joyful stories of rituals and refugees to a new generation of readers
Distinguished University Professor and novelist Thrity Umrigar recently wrote two children’s books that celebrate India’s culture through the eyes of young immigrants in the United States.
Umrigar, PhD, a professor in the Department of English at Case Western Reserve, grew up in India and came to the United States in her early 20s. The new books offer a joyful counterweight for children during what Umrigar calls an age of dehumanizing immigrants.
Binny’s Diwali (Scholastic Press) highlights Diwali, one of the biggest festivals on earth, said Umrigar, as Binny describes to classmates the fireworks, sweets and revels of the festival of lights, celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs. The illustrations are by Nidhi Chanani.
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THE âafternoon tea in a boxâ offering from Shetlandâs Relay for Life committee has been a resounding success having raised nearly £5,000 in the past three weeks.
Some 3,276 fancies, sandwiches and dainties were produced, boxed and delivered with Malteser tray bakes, salt beef bannocks and bacon quiche proving most popular among islanders.
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Boxes were taken as fare and wide as Dunrossness, Unst and Whalsay. Committee member Olive Macleod said: âItâs been great to see such a great response from Shetlanders and my thanks goes to everyone who baked and boxed.â
The committee are taking a week off to restock their larders but the home delivery boxes will be back for Motherâs Day weekend. Orders open on the Shetland Relay for Life Facebook page on Sunday 7 March and deliveries will be made the following Saturday (13 March).
Looking for some last minute Christmas stocking stuffers? Check out these books
Books make great last-minute stocking-stuffers. Here are a few suggestions for every type of reader, young, old and everything in between. Hint: You can also use this column for some ideas on how to spend those book store gift certificates that you find in your own stocking this year.
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Some family members won t be there. Others are coming, regardless of whatever s going on in the country. Still others are sending their regards and a box of presents, which is something you might do, too. And here s the good news: books are easy to wrap, easy to box, and easy to ship. Why not try one of these great books for that person who can t make it to your table this holiday season?
59 books by Cleveland authors released in 2020
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
Posted Dec 18, 2020
Plenty of new books arrived in 2020 by local authors and writers with ties to Northeast Ohio. Check out some of the new releases in this guide.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio Looking to pick up a few more books in the new year, or hoping to get to know Northeast Ohio’s busy literary scene? There are plenty of great reads written by authors with connections to Greater Cleveland.
We put together a selection of some great books that arrived this year from prominent Northeast Ohio authors, poets and artists, split up into different sections. Whether you’re looking for a new cookbook, a thrilling mystery, a children’s story or a graphic novel, we’ve got you covered.
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