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Children celebrate summer reading by taking out books from the Syosset library.

Syosset

Syosset Library celebrates summer with new reading challenge, programs

By Hannah Devlin

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New Hyde Park psychologist George Northrup doubles as poet, releases fifth collection

By Isabella Gallo

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10 timeless books to kick off your summer reading list

By Christy Hinko

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Mineola

Young Mineola authors, sisters co-author children’s book

By Isabella Gallo

Vendors lined the streets of downtown Oyster Bay at the Gold Coast Book Fair's outdoor marketplace last year.

Oyster Bay

Gold Coast Book Fair returns for 2nd year with Pulitzer Prize-winning speaker

By Hannah Devlin

Westbury friends standing next to each other in a house.

Westbury

It all started in a high school band 53 years ago in Westbury

By Isabella Gallo

The Great Gastby turns 100 years old on April 10.

Great Neck

The Great Gatsby’s 100th birthday: the Jazz Age novel that helps explain Trump’s America

By Reuters

Local children's book author Joe Costa, Library Director of Middle Country Public Library Sophia Serlis-McPhillips and local children's book author and illustrator Jim Coccaro.

Brookhaven

Children’s book author Joe Costa hosts meet and greet at Middle Country Library

By Long Island Press

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Captivating Read: Lolita-Inspired Novella Sparks Juicy Dialogue

By Christy Hinko

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Music

Inspiration Through Verse

By Christy Hinko

A Life Of Luxury Comes At A Cost: Stephanie DeCarolis Pens Hamptons Thriller

By Christy Hinko

Brooks

Best Page Turners

By Julie Prisco

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Making Work Optional

By Christy Hinko

Health

Undocumented: From Violent Streets To Cardiothoracic Surgeon

By Christy Hinko

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Book Banning Seeing A Surge

By Amanda Olsen

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Syosset

The Woman In The Castello Author Visits Long Island

By Jennifer Corr

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He Knows Whereof He Writes

By Frank Rizzo

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A Prayer For Resurrection: The World of Isaac Bashevis Singer

By Joe Scotchie

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Shakespeare’s Portfolio: How The Bard Prevailed

By Joe Scotchie

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The Book Fairies Distribute Their 4 Millionth Book at an Elementary School in Glen Cove

By Samantha Carey

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The Craftsman: How ‘Power Broker’ Author Robert Caro Gets The Business Of Writing Done

By Barbara Thau

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Debut Novel Kismet Comes To Our Shores

By Lauren Feldman

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Spring Into New Reads

By Louis Ghiraldi

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North Hempstead

Hicks Nurseries And The Rise (And Fall) Of The Gold Coast Estates

By Christy Hinko

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Eric Adams stands with several individuals in front of Chinese dragon dancers.

‘AAPI for Mayor Adams’: Adams campaigns in Chinatown, earns support from local leaders

El impacto de la "Gran y Hermosa Ley" de Trump en los hospitales de Long Island sigue siendo desconocido

El impacto de la «Gran y Hermosa Ley» de Trump en los hospitales de Long Island sigue siendo desconocido

Kyle Rosko and Marcy Braun, Hamptons, East End

Behind the Hedges

Riding the Wave: How Kyle Rosko & Marcy Braun Are Shaping the East End Market