‘Casper Joe’ series gets a new addition

‘Casper Joe’ series gets a new addition

SALINEVILLE

Author Connie Randolph announces the release of her new children’s book, “The Emblem Brightly Shines With Casper Joe,” the fifth sequel to her “Casper Joe” series.

Taking a break from big adventures and rescue escapades, Casper Joe finds himself taking care of his new baby brothers, Curtis and Craig. This includes pulling them in a sled to find the perfect Christmas tree. What else will they be bringing home, aside from a Christmas tree? Tag along with Casper Joe and his brothers to find out.

The book is available through bookstores nationwide, from the publisher at www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore or by visiting barnesandnoble.com or amazon.com.

For information contact Michelle Whitman, publicist, at 405-458-5642 or send an email to michelle@keymgc.com.

Author suggests more fiction

NEW YORK

The author of Mark Zuckerberg’s first book-club pick has a suggestion for future choices.

Moises Naim, whose “The End of the Power” hit the top 20 on Amazon.com soon after the Facebook founder’s recommendation, thinks Zuckerberg should take on more fiction.

Zuckerberg announced on his Facebook page last week that he plans to read a book every other week in 2015 and that he hopes to learn more about different cultures and technologies.

Naim, interviewed recently by The Associated Press, said fiction is an ideal introduction to new worlds.

He cited Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s classic work of magic realism set in Colombia, “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” as proof fiction can be a “powerful way to grasp reality.”

“It gives you a different way of looking at things,” he said.

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