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Santa Clarita Author Jessika Glover Hosts Book Signing Day

A local Santa Clarita author hosted a book signing event in Valencia Saturday for her latest thriller book  Saturday, author Jessika Glover was at Barnes & Noble located in Valencia doing a book signing for her new book, “Stars like Gasoline.” “One of the main characters, Oscar,  who is Celia’s brother woke me up in the middle of the night ...

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Original Star Wars Actor Releases New Memoir 

Legendary actor Kevin Thompson released a new memoir, “My Journey to Endor,” in collaboration with his wife Tracey Thompson about his experience as an Ewok on “Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi.”  The book, written by Tracey, chronicles Kevin’s journey on the set of the 1983 film Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi as an Ewok named Chukha Truk. “Kevin ...

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West Ranch Teacher, Cancer Survivor Holds Signing Event For New Book

On Saturday, West Ranch teacher Adam Holland held a signing event at Crossroads Community Church for his new book “Anchored to the Son.” A history teacher and brain cancer survivor, Holland writes about his experience with his faith after treatment in his second book.  “I was recovering from everything and decided to write a second book on how to get ...

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Santa Clarita Author Receives 2020 Independent Press Award

A Santa Clarita author, Stacy Dietz, has been recognized by the Independent Press Award for her newest book, officials said Wednesday. The book titled “Come Fill This Place” was named as a distinguished favorite in the category of Religion Nonfiction, according to Dietz publishing company.  The competition is judged by experts from different aspects of the book industry, including publishers, ...

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Thinking Of Launching A Writing Business? Sound Ideas To Make It Work

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Given the exponential growth of content marketing, social media, blogging and more, it is pretty clear that the demand for skilled authors is expanding. It seems like a great time to throw yourself in there! You’ve probably been picking some solid tips throughout the year and have built your reputation as a great writer. Starting and running a business is ...

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COC Professor To Publish New Young Adult Novel ‘Raven Dock’

Sara Caldwell, Professor at College of the Canyons (COC) and Santa Clarita filmmaker, recently signed a deal to publish her first young adult novel, “Raven Dock.” Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The filmmaker has been writing and directing all of her adult life and established a production company ‘House of Gorey ...

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Author Speaks With Santa Clarita Teens About Purple Hearts During Reading Of ‘The Soldier And The Squirrel’

Santa Clarita teens spoke with the author of a book about military service when Micaela Bensko spoke at Global Prep Academy in Valencia last week. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The teenagers collected at their preparatory academy on Jan. 31 to listen to Bensko, the author of ‘The Soldier and Squirrel,’ ...

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Wilk Recognizes AOC Student For Award-Winning Writings

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Palmdale, recognized Grace Lim, of Santa Clarita, during his “Wednesday with Wilk” weekly outreach video. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Lim, an Academy of the Canyons High School student, wrote a contest-winning essay for the LegiSchool Essay Contest. She beat out more than 500 students to win the prize. ...

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Author Donald C. Jackson To Give Talk On His New Book At The Newhall Library

Ed. Note: The following article is a news release provided by the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society. The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society will be hosting Donald C. Jackson, who will give a talk on his new book about the St. Francis Dam disaster: “Heavy Ground: William Mulholland and the St. Francis Dam Disaster”. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS ...

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Star Wars Expert To Host Discussion At Old Town Newhall Library

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Ed. Note: The following is a news release provided by the Santa Clarita Public Library. The author of “Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know” will host a question and answer discussion about his book at the Old Town Newhall Library this week in anticipation of the upcoming “Star Wars” movie. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news ...

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