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A LIFE AND LOVE RENEWED: Local author publishes book poetry

BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com   Aspiring wordsmiths are taught to “write what they know,” so when local author Rudy Garcia sat down to pen, “Life Renewed,” he looked to the center of his universe, the love of his life — and the only love he’s ever known — his wife, Rita — for …

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Stout expected at June 1 book signing

Author M.H. Stout will be signing copies of her children’s book, Saturdays at Grandma’s House, from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 1. Stout, a resident of Rancho Viejo, wrote her book about a little boy who gets to spend Saturdays with his grandmother. They go on journeys and adventures, play games and make friends …

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Paragraphs to host ‘Parallel Dimensions’ author

Special to the Parade Paragraphs on Padre Boulevard will present its Meet the Author Series Saturday, May 18, featuring the author of “Parallel Dimensions,” Lisa Graziano. Slated from 1-3 p.m., the event will include a book signing, discussion and reception with Graziano. It is said that if one has enough belief in paranormal events, the …

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Historical Society to honor historian at annual event

Special to the Parade The San Benito Historical Society will celebrate the Charles M. Robinson III on Sunday, May 19, at 2 p.m. at the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center on Stenger Street in San Benito. Robinson, who lived most of his life in San Benito and served as the editor of the San Benito …

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McLaughlin book signing slated at Paragraphs

Special to the Parade Author and poet Lynn McLaughlin will be on-hand for a book signing, discussion and reception at Paragraphs on Friday, March 8. The event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for 1-3 p.m. A publisher, author and award winning poet, McLaughlin is also a member of the American …

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Author to talk ‘Superhero Princess’ at signing

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ South Padre Parade Superhero princesses need a superhero mother, and that is what Venessa Zepeda is to her two daughters. Zepeda, a counselor at La Encantada Elementary School outside San Benito, recently had her first children’s book published, appropriately titled Superhero Princesses. While the book is obviously a work of fiction, it …

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