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Laverne Proctor Hopes Debut Book Inspires

Laverne Proctor Hopes Debut Book Inspires

[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian author Laverne Proctor hopes her first book, Out of Shingles, charting her recovery from the condition, will help others navigate life a little easier. The book is published by Xulon Press, the largest Christian book publisher in North America. According to the CDC, one in three people will get Shingles, a viral... Read more of this article

“Discover Your Library” Events In September

“Discover Your Library” Events In September

“We are thrilled to announce a month-long celebration of library card sign-ups and renewals at the Bermuda National Library & Archives [BNLA] this September,” said the Minister of Education Diallo Rabain. “A library card is not just a piece of plastic but a gateway to endless possibilities. In today’s information-driven world,... Read more of this article

‘Mosaics’ By Ruth E. Thomas At College Library

‘Mosaics’ By Ruth E. Thomas At College Library

Ruth E. Thomas will present her ‘Mosaics’ collection to the Brian Burland Research Centre at the Bermuda College Library on Thursday, September 28. A spokesperson said, “Please join us for a formal presentation of Mosaics by Ruth E. Thomas to the Brian Burland Research Centre at the Bermuda College Library. Tickets are available at... Read more of this article

Somersfield Academy Host Susannah Cole

Somersfield Academy Host Susannah Cole

Somersfield Academy is engaging in a week of teacher-focused professional development with renowned author and educator Susannah Cole. A spokesperson said, “The groundbreaking book Flexible Mindsets in Schools: Channelling Brain Power for Critical Thinking, Complex Problem-Solving and Creativity embodies Somersfield’s ongoing dedication... Read more of this article

Mandy-Suzanne Wong To Release New Book

Mandy-Suzanne Wong To Release New Book

The latest novel from Bermudian author Mandy-Suzanne Wong, The Box, will be published next month. A writer of fiction and essays, Ms Wong’s works include the novel Drafts of a Suicide Note; the essay collection Listen, we all bleed; the chapbooks Awabi and Artificial Wilderness; and the exhibition catalogue Animals Across Discipline, Time, and Space. The... Read more of this article

Wallpaper Wednesday: The Bermuda Story

Wallpaper Wednesday: The Bermuda Story

The latest design in Bernews’ weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series features a book whose pages contain pink sands and blue skies, a virtual interpretation of the Bermuda story. The design is available in two sizes; a Facebook profile cover image and also in a vertical format, ideally sized for use as a mobile phone wallpaper, WhatsApp status image or... Read more of this article

Video: Dylan Hollis Makes Vintage Pies

Video: Dylan Hollis Makes Vintage Pies

Penguin Random House recently released a video featuring Bermudian Dylan Hollis – who has millions of followers on TikTok – making two pies from his new cookbook Baking Yesteryear. The video’s description says, “B. Dylan Hollis stopped by the studio to make two pies: a Rock Arbour Pie from a 1939 recipe, and a Mock Apple Pie from his new cookbook... Read more of this article

Miller’s Poems Published In The Punch Magazine

Miller’s Poems Published In The Punch Magazine

Bermudian poet Nancy Anne Miller has had six poems published in The Punch Magazine – an international digital magazine of arts, literature and culture based in India. Ms Miller has published ten collections of poetry, many of which are about Bermuda. The Punch article reads: “We feature six of [Ms Miller’s] poems here. While ‘Missing Hurricanes’... Read more of this article

Mary Prince Award Launched In The UK

Mary Prince Award Launched In The UK

The United Kingdom’s Black Writers’ Guild has launched Mary Prince Memorial Award, which is being offered to “a writer of African or African Caribbean heritage living in Britain and in need of financial support to finish a literary work of any genre.” The award registration form says, “This is a grant for a writer of African... Read more of this article

NMB: “John Lyman’s The Old Bermudas” Book

NMB: “John Lyman’s The Old Bermudas” Book

On Tuesday [May 30], the National Museum of Bermuda Press launched its newest book, John Lyman’s The Old Bermudas: A Study of Bermuda’s Vernacular Architecture to a gathering of Museum friends and contributors. A spokesperson said, “Edited by Linda Abend, Edward Harris and Duncan McDowell, the book tells how, in the early 1900s, Canadian... Read more of this article

Dr Ewart Brown Holds Book Signings In Jamaica

Dr Ewart Brown Holds Book Signings In Jamaica

Dr. Ewart Brown’s book signings this past weekend in Kingston and Ocho Rios, Jamaica, were “enormously successful,” a spokesperson said. A spokesperson said, “DOn May 26th, at the AC Marriott Hotel, Kingston, the Former Premier of Bermuda discussed excerpts from his bestselling autobiography “Whom Shall I Fear? Pushing... Read more of this article

Review: Travels With Terry Lister Books

Review: Travels With Terry Lister Books

[Written by Dale Butler] Terry Lister has broken the norm of safety and price; usually the tour criteria to see foreign countries is from a bus window, making specific stops with the aid of a tour guide. Such tours, to be honest, are my favourite, but he has broken that pattern using his own research via the internet and reading blogs that transported... Read more of this article

Dr Brown To Host Book Signings In Jamaica

Dr Brown To Host Book Signings In Jamaica

Former Premier Dr. Ewart Brown will return to Jamaica for two special book signings later this month. A spokesperson said, “Following the successful debut of his long-awaited autobiography “Whom Shall I Fear? Pushing the Politics of Change,” former Premier of Bermuda, Dr. the Hon. Ewart Brown, is delighted to return to Jamaica for... Read more of this article

‘Murder In Bermuda’ Available On Audible

‘Murder In Bermuda’ Available On Audible

James Patterson’s novel Murder in Bermuda – a crime thriller set on the island – is now available on Audible. The Audible website said, “Brilliant, silver-tongued Beth Heller [Mary-Louise Parker] is a lawyer with one client: her family’s criminal empire. “When Beth moves to the beautiful island of Bermuda to set up a... Read more of this article

Photos, Video & 360: Children’s Reading Festival

Photos, Video & 360: Children’s Reading Festival

[Updated with photos and 360°] The Children’s Reading Festival Royal Edition event is being held today [May 8], and we will have additional coverage later on and in the meantime the live video is below. A spokesperson previously said, “The Bermuda Alumnae Chapter [BAC] of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, with the Government of Bermuda,... Read more of this article

Somerset Primary Students Read 3,000 Books

Somerset Primary Students Read 3,000 Books

Somerset Primary School students recently celebrated achieving their target of reading 3,000 books with a fun-themed Literacy Day. The event started with an assembly, with each class presenting their favourite author before the older students were paired with younger students as part of a “buddy read”. Students spent the rest of the day travelling... Read more of this article