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Bestselling author Elizabeth Strout encourages aspiring writers and reminds us all that nobody is ordinary

Bestselling author Elizabeth Strout encourages aspiring writers and reminds us all that nobody is ordinary

(Photo courtesy of The Washington Post) “Elizabeth Strout” Nicholas Rossi Connector Contributor Pulitzer Prize winner and best-selling author Elizabeth Strout sat down in front of a large crowd in Mahoney Hall’s Comley Lane Theater at UMass Lowell on Oct. 30, 2024, to talk about her career and her newest book “Tell Me Everything”. Strout was

Revisiting “American Psycho” the novel

(Photo courtesy of: BookMarks Reviews) “The 1991 book is much more intense then the movie.” Alexia Moore Connector Contributor “There wasn’t a clear, identifiable emotion within me, except for greed and, possibly, total disgust. I had all the characteristics of a human being – flesh, blood, skin, hair – but my depersonalization was so intense,

Vilify and divide: ‘The Trump Survival Guide’

“The Trump Survival Guide” has been a #1 bestseller on Amazon since it’s release on January 17.  Andrew Sciascia Connector Editor From President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration to the representative marches of every cause imaginable, the closing weeks of January have been the most eventful and controversial in recent memory. The current political climate has