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Guest Writer
Nov 28, 20232 min read
A December to Remember on Fifth Avenue South
The holiday season is upon us, and Fifth Avenue South is already abuzz with good cheer. As the lyrics go, “it’s the most wonderful time...
Guest Writer
Nov 28, 20231 min read
Christmas on Third
46th Annual Tree Lighting Festival Holiday festivities have already begun on Third Street. Third Street South, Naples’ historic and...
Karen Bartlett
Nov 28, 20234 min read
Bernina Express
Snow-capped glaciers...medieval alpine villages, & an unexpected Heidi moment The Bernina Express crosses the Landwasser Viaduct | Karen...
Guest Writer
Oct 26, 20233 min read
Baseball in Italy
The team and coaches posed in St. Mark's Square in Venice. Over Spring Break in early April, the Community School of Naples Varsity...
Anna Karras
Oct 26, 20232 min read
Book Review
The English Experience reviewed by Anna Karras A professor of English for thirty years at a small, Midwestern university, Jay Fitger is...
Guest Writer
Jul 27, 20232 min read
Second book in the award-winning "Toofer & the Giblet" children's series
released by Dragon Horse Publishing Dragon Horse Publishing, an independent publishing house based in Naples, has announced the official...
Anna Karras
Jul 27, 20232 min read
Book Review by Anna Karras
A Time of Gifts Late summer is a time for travel and vacation. If, for whatever reason, you are unable to join the throngs of tourists...
Guest Writer
Jul 26, 20234 min read
The Ritz-Carlton Naples reopened
With elevated accommodations and expanded culinary experiences A beloved social hub in Naples for decades, the sophisticated new lobby of...
Guest Writer
Jul 26, 20232 min read
Historical fiction, strong women, headline Friends of the Library’s Author Spotlight
Historical fiction that focuses on resilient young women—one in 1948 Colorado and the other in 19th century Alabama and New York City—is...
Anna Karras
Apr 25, 20232 min read
Book Review
The Paris Apartment Jess has always been on her own. Her mum took her own life when Jess was in middle school and she and her...
Karen Bartlett
Mar 26, 20234 min read
Happy Birthdays, Stockholm
Sunset with beautiful buildings in the capital of Sweden, LeManna | Shutterstock If the Swedish birthday candle industry is on its toes,...
Anna Karras
Mar 25, 20232 min read
Book Review by Anna Karras
Our Missing Hearts Noah Gardner, nicknamed “Bird” by his mother, is thirteen years old; his mother left without a trace several years...
Anna Karras
Feb 28, 20232 min read
Book Review by Anna Karras
Now Is Not the Time to Panic Kevin Wilson is a little offbeat. For instance, his novel Nothing to See Here contains spontaneously...
Daniel Petrosini
Feb 25, 20232 min read
Reality of police work vs. crime dramas
Gorodenkoff | shutterstock I’m just an author, not a law enforcement officer. However, by writing over twenty crime novels, I’ve come to...
Karen Bartlett
Feb 25, 20234 min read
Los Cabos
Kissing a Gray Whale and Other Out-of-Body Experiences Golden Sonoran Desert beach at Los Cabos | Photo by Karen T. Bartlett Sunrise. A...
Anna Karras
Jan 30, 20232 min read
Book Review - Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius
Did he really do that? Did Nick Hornby actually write an entire book comparing the life and work of beloved novelist Charles Dickens with...
Guest Writer
Jan 26, 20232 min read
Celebrate the most romantic day of the year
Third annual Valentine’s Day Wedding and Vow Renewal Ceremony More than 20 couples celebrated Valentine’s Day Are you engaged and ready...
Karen Bartlett
Jan 26, 20234 min read
Foodies, Rejoice!
Five Must-Do Food Halls in Atlanta and the World Markthal by Mihaiulia | Shutterstock According to The Travel Channel, two Atlanta food...
Guest Writer
Dec 26, 20222 min read
Marine Industries Presents “56th Annual Naples Boat Show on land and in water”
John Igras | AXIS 360 Media The On-Land 2023 Naples Boat Show has moved to Sugden Park on Lake Avalon. Sugden Park will be overflowing...
Guest Writer
Dec 26, 20224 min read
Nonfiction Author Series returns with four timely, compelling books
Friends of the Library events benefit Collier County’s public libraries Issues at the top of today’s headlines—ranging from the upheaval...
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