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May 21, 2024 · May 21/2024. It’s now been almost a month since the dedication of the new, improved town square, where Debora Westmoreland, Diane Causey-Brice, Tommy Brice and many other were recognized, congratulated and cheered.
May 23, 2024 · News of the World present an unlikely couple: an old man in his early 70s, Captain Kidd, and a young orphan girl who had lived with the Kiowa after they’d killed her parents. Johanna is 10 years old, but she has forgotten how to speak English and to live among “civilized” people. Captain Kidd is given the mission to take the girl to her ...
1 day ago · He was preceded in death by his parents, his grandmother, Ella Jiles, and two sisters, Ernestine, and Cathy. Family and friends are invited to attend the Celebration of Life Service on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at The Boyd Family Funeral Home, 5001 Chef Menteur Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70126.
May 4, 2024 · Jiles is known for her books “Enemy Women Stormy Weather,” “The Color of Lightning,” “Lighthouse Island,” and “News of the World,” which was a finalist for the 2016 National Book Award. Jiles talks with Ben Cater, director of the Point Loma Nazarene University Honors Program.
May 15, 2024 · Summary, Analysis & Review of Paulette Jiles's News of the World — Instaread, — Summary, Analysis & Review of Paulette Jiles's News of the World by Instaread Preview: News of the World by Paulette Jiles is the story of an unlikely friendship between an old man, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, and a 10-year-old girl, Johanna Leonberger, who was rescued from the Kiowa Indians.
May 11, 2024 · As part of the 2024 Writer's Symposium by the Sea, novelist, poet, and memoirist Paulette Jiles explores her life as a writer, including her newest book, "Chenneville: A Novel of Murder, Loss, and Vengeance." Jiles is known for her books "Enemy Women Stormy Weather," "The Color of Lightning," "Lighthouse Island," and "News of the World," which was a finalist for the 2016 National Book Award ...
May 9, 2024 · Drama. Fiction. HTML: From Paulette Jiles comes a poignant and unforgettable story of hardship, sacrifice, and strength in a tragic time-and a desperate dream born of an undying faith in the arrival of a better day. Oil is king of East Texas during the darkest years of the Great Depression.
