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Qumyka Howell, started the Valley Stream community book club last July.
V.S. community book club discusses issues of race
In an effort to spur on discussions among residents about racial inequities that afflict so many in the country, this past July Valley Streamer Qumyka Howell started a book club to do just that. … more
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Valley Streamer James Allocca published his first sci-fi novel “Black Saucer: A Story of Determination” in 2018, and a sequel “The Descendants of Krag” this summer. He is currently working on a third book in the series.
A Q&A with Valley Stream sci-fi author James Allocca
Growing up in the 1950s and 60s at the height of the space race between the United States and Soviet Union, and raised on the pulp science-fiction movies, television and classic sci-fi novels of the … more
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The New York Times, a historical treasure trove
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesse Jackson were chatting, King on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., and Jackson in the parking lot below, when the shot rang out. more
Valley Streamer Jennifer Brome published her first book, appropriate for ages 6 through 12, on Dec. 21.
V.S. resident tackles bullying in her first children’s book
“I’m an imaginative and creative person,” Valley Streamer Jennifer Brome said. “Writing just pours out of me … It’s like Utopia for me. It’s what I’m … more
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Macmillan Publishers limit e-book access at public libraries.
Macmillan responds to embargo criticism
Following months of criticism, Macmillan Publishers has officially decided to limit e-book availability to public libraries nationwide. The UK-based company, which publishes books around the … more
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Each student in the Brooklyn Avenue second-grade class contributed to a book about Valley Stream by making a page that highlighted a place in the neighborhood.
Brooklyn Avenue students learn why V.S. is ‘a great place to live’
When Brooklyn Avenue Elementary School third-grader Amberley Gajraj was tasked in school last year with studying part of her community, she chose Village Hall. There she learned what kind of … more
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Students at Shaw Avenue Elementary School in Valley Stream received book bags, socks and elementary-aged books on Oct. 3 courtesy a partnership between State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and STATE Bags, an online book bag shop that holds charity donation events.
Bags, socks and books for a cause
State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and STATE Bags, an online bag shop, partnered to donate on Oct. 3 roughly 400 designer bags, 800 Bombas socks and 400 elementary-age books to students at Shaw Avenue … more
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Read a banned book. Share with the kids.
We can almost hear the crisp curling of burning pages in President Trump’s dangerous rhetoric. His people aren’t burning books yet, but it could happen. When authoritarian leaders consolidate power, they always kill ideas first. more
The thought provoking apocalyptic adventure mystery is based off of Michael J. Arbouet’s screenplay.
A writer's journey
It’s just another day in Hollywood when you hear about the latest novel being adapted for a film. However, it’s not every day that you hear about a screenplay becoming a novel. more
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A man of contradictions and extremes
Famed music critic and author Anthony DeCurtis has written the essential biography of one of music’s most influential icons in the music world, “Lou Reed: A Life.” more
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