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Check out our comprehensive A-to-Z listings of publishers’ spring offerings for kids and teens, and more, in our Spring Announcements issue.

Minnesota Author Allen Eskins to visit March 3.

Cece the superhero soars from page to screen — her cape flowing, her hearing aids firmly attached to her long, bunny ears and her amazing, power-giving phonic ear strapped to

The Lititz-based bookstores upcoming events featuring books for all ages.

Today is Tuesday, May 25, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. School Board Meets: Montgomery County Board of Education meets today. The open session begins at 3:30 p.m. Here’s a look at the agenda for the meeting. Community members can participate in the open session via telephone by dialing 202-860-2110 using access code 185 017 5229. The meeting will also be broadcast live on Comcast Channel 34, Verizon Channel 36, and RCN channel 89. 2.  3. Gaithersburg Book Festiv...

Guide to the 2021 Virtual Gaithersburg Book Festival Another year, another Gaithersburg Book Festival (GBF). But for the second year in a row, the festival will operate virtually. Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman, the founder of the popular event, spoke to MyMCM about what to expect at this year’s Virtual Gaithersburg Book Festival: The Virtual Gaithersburg Book Festival begins Saturday, May 1 and there will be activities for four consecutive weeks. All author discussions (listed below) will pre...

The cold returned last week. Here’s to warm thoughts of melting grape popsicles dripping on your fist, steamy afternoons at the pool, and long ago July nights at the Coffee Pot. Q: As a lad l rode my bike to all the public swimming pools around Roanoke during and after World War II. One of those pools I visited a couple of times was in Cloverdale. As I recall it was called Tinkerbell. The pool was a simple one, the result of a dam on Tinker Creek with the creek flowing through. I recently ...

Monday, March 15, 12:00 pm EDT Artist and consultant Tiffany Jana ( Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions) discusses their work, a practical handbook that helps individuals and organizations recognize and prevent microaggressions so that all employees and members can feel a sense of belonging. In conversation with Kaki Dimock. Free, with registration. Ethan Porter and John Mark Hansen:”The Consumer Citizen”  Monday, March 15, 6:00 pm EDT Ethan Por...

Chained to the Grave #2 (of 5)—SPOTLIGHT Brian Level & Andy Eschenbach (w) • Kate Sherron (a & c) Outlaw Roy Mason has come back from the dead, chained to the headstone that marked his grave. On the trail of buried gold and hunted by a Big Bad, Roy struggles to hold his family—and his body—together. Writers Brian Level (Darth Vader, Thanos, Deadpool), Andy Eschenbach (Heavy Metal Magazine, Red Shoes) and artist Kate Sherron (Invader Zim, The Amazing World of Gumball) bring you a tale of...