Published November 19, 2009, 6:17 AM EST

by JANE HOLAHAN

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Friday morning might see a few bleary-eyed high school students in classes across Lancaster County.At 12:01 a.m., one minute into Friday, "Twilight" fans throughout the county will be wide awake, ready and eager to watch "New Moon," the latest chapter in the saga of Edw......

Published November 14, 2009, 11:55 PM EST

by CAROLE DECK

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - People who don't like cats haven't met the right cat!" That's how Bruce Garrabrandt introduces his latest book, "My Name Is on the Deed … But the Cats Own the House." The Terre Hill author and artist believes that after people connect with a furry feline, ......

Published November 14, 2009, 11:54 PM EST

by JO-ANN GREENE, Books Editor

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Ephrata Mountain Springs Hotel served as a spa for high society, a summer camp for spiritualists, and a hospital for ordinary Ephratans before demolition in 2004. Clarence Spohn seems born to chronicle its many incarnations, having begun life inside the imposing white clapboard structure tha......

Published November 14, 2009, 11:53 PM EST

by STAFF

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - David Small's radiologist father subjected his young son to repeated X-rays, hoping to cure his sinus problems. When a lump appeared in his neck, his mother complained about the cost of the surgery and stalled it for three years. At 14, following numerous operations, Small lost his voice an......

Published November 14, 2009, 11:52 PM EST

by LANCASTER PUBLIC LIBRARY

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - They used to be called comics. Now they're known as graphic novels, but not all of them are fiction. Here are real-life stories in graphic novel format from the new-book shelf of the Duke Street Library.1    YOU'LL NEVER KNOW: BOOK 1: A GOOD AND DECENT MAN,...

Published November 14, 2009, 11:51 PM EST

by STAFF

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Professor discusses book on JainismDr. Jeffery D. Long will discuss his new book, "Jainism: An Introduction" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, in Room 212, Hoover Center for Business, Elizabethtown College. A reception and book signing will follow. Jainism is a lit......

Published November 14, 2009, 11:50 PM EST

by MICHAEL BERRY, San Francisco Chronicle

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - To be an avid reader of John Irving is to court disappointment. The very attributes that make much of his work so enjoyable — his eccentric sense of humor, the vividness he brings to certain locales and situations, his love of sweeping narratives rich in thematic meaning — are also the o...

Published November 14, 2009, 11:49 PM EST

by PATT MORRISON, Los Angeles Times

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - When I asked about reviewing "The Queen Mother: The Official Biography," the response I got was something like: "It's 1,100 pages long!" Yes, I said, in my most imperturbable royal voice. But that works out to only about 11 pages a year. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother ......

Published November 14, 2009, 11:48 PM EST

by DWIGHT GARNER, N.Y. Times News Service

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - "The only thing Oriental about me," Soong Mei-ling once wrote, "is my face." Soong Mei-ling, better known to history as Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, was exaggerating only slightly. Chinese by birth, American by education and cultural inclination, she was a seductive blend of both s......

Published November 12, 2009, 3:54 PM EST

by JANE HOLAHAN

LANCASTER, Pa. - Hey, it's that time of the year, when you've still got enough time to shop and actually enjoy yourself before the holiday rush hits.And three different arts and crafts shows in Lancaster County give you the chance to do just that.The Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen's Hol......