Tag: author

  • North Brunswick youngster publishes book about a girl and her pet crocodile ‘Snappy’

    North Brunswick youngster publishes book about a girl and her pet crocodile ‘Snappy’

    Gabriella “Gabby” Zielinska’s first grade assignment during virtual learning was to write about an animal that goes someplace. In a notebook, Gabby filled pages with her assignment. Two years later, Gabby is a published author of what started out as just an assignment. Her book is called “My Crocodile Snappy,” about a girl who goes…

  • Mary Wilkins Freeman was Metuchen’s female ‘Mark Twain’

    Mary Wilkins Freeman was Metuchen’s female ‘Mark Twain’

    METUCHEN – The likes of Mary Wilkins Freeman – who at the turn of the century was one of the top two most prolific and beloved authors along with Mark Twain – lived in the Brainy Boro. “We had the female Mark Twain,” said Nancy Zerbe, chair of the Metuchen Historic Preservation Committee. “Unfortunately our…

  • Middlesex County College professor translates 1877 Sicilian author

    EDISON — Her name is Fasma, and she is a fictional character in one of Luigi Capuana’s novellas. She is buying a ticket for a train trip in 19th century Italy and is noticed by the narrator of the story. He is fascinated by her; they meet on the train and discover they are both searching…

  • Founder of senior care agencies collaborates with best selling author

    Founder of senior care agencies collaborates with best selling author

    NEW BRUNSWICK – David Goodman, founder of ‘Companion Connection Senior Care’, a national organization of home care agencies, has joined best-selling author Jack Canfield and a select group of experts and professionals to co-write the forthcoming book “The Road to Success Volume 2: Today’s Leading Entrepreneurs and Professionals Reveal Their Step-By-Step Systems To Help You Achieve…