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WTJX/PBS Highlights for the Week, May 20 – 26

Gregory Norris — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:32:15 -0400

The Virgin Islands Public Television System, WTJX Channel 12 serves the public, providing quality educational programs on channels 12, 90 and 92. Each week WTJX selects highlights from its program schedule to share with the VI Source readers. For a full listing of programs visit www.wtjx.org

The Bookworm: Easy Rawlins is Back in 'Little Green'

chipliv — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:06:55 -0400

Set in 1967, “Little Green” is classic Easy Rawlins, with underworld violence, sophisticated crime and men who efficiently take care of business - all with a noir feel, like a black Sam Spade.

The Bookworm Recommends Getting Out of the Kitchen

chipliv — Thu, 09 May 2013 00:03:39 -0400

The Gibbons family rules, passed down from Grandma Althea and now enforced by Mama Yolanda, included always embodying grace and glamour and being the image of perfection.

The Bookworm Takes an Updated Look at 'Colorism'

chipliv — Wed, 01 May 2013 23:52:02 -0400

The more things change, the more they remain the same. “The Color Complex” by Kathy Russel-Cole, Midge Wilson and Ronald E. Hall demonstrates how much “colorism” still matters.

The Bookworm: Spice it Up with 'Decadence'

chipliv — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:00:23 -0400

Being open to new adventures keeps life fresh and exciting. And as you’ll see in the new novel “Decadence” by Eric Jerome Dickey, embracing new experiences can also fulfill fantasies.

The Bookworm: Friends, Foes or Frenemies?

chipliv — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:45:47 -0400

She was a schemer, she was ghetto, she was the worst kind of liar, and a friendship between the two of you was Not Going To Happen. Not in a hundred years. Famous last words...

The Bookworm: "The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat”

chipliv — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:42:43 -0400

If you’ve ever had a friend (or two) that you knew better than you know yourself, then you need to share this book. “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat” is great for one, but better for all.

V.I. Council on the Arts Announces Poetry Out Loud Winners

Gregory Norris — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:36:23 -0400

V.I. Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and The Poetry Foundation, organizes Poetry Out Loud (POL), which encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance and competition.

The Bookworm Recomends Walter Mosley's Latest Paperback

chipliv — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:03:13 -0400

Making a mess is called “living.” But in the novel “All I Did Was Shoot My Man” by Walter Mosley, another mess needs cleaning up soon – or somebody dies.

CMCArts Offers Six-Week Pottery Course

Gregory Norris — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:43:14 -0400

Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts offers a course on learning how to use a potter’s wheel to make pots and dishes.

The Bookworm Recomends a Cure for 'the Gimmes'

chipliv — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:08:04 -0400

Somewhere in your home there lives a little beggar who can’t take “no” for an answer. If you had a dime for every dollar he’s asked for, you’d be rich.

The Bookworm Recommends 'Double Victory'

chipliv — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:21:27 -0400

Through interviews, documents and diaries, Mullenbach tells the story of courageous women determined to serve their country, even when it seemed that no one wanted them to.

The Bookworm Reads: A Caregiving Plan for Alzheimer's

chipliv — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:10:05 -0400

For Baby Boomers, elders and caregivers now and in the (possible) future, “Dr. Ruth’s Guide for the Alzheimer’s Caregiver” sheds a lot of light.

The Bookworm Asks: Remember 'Sweet 16'?

chipliv — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:15:43 -0400

Chanti is like Nancy Drew in the ’hood: same savvy sleuthing but with the bite of modern realism and a good amount of humor. There’s keen danger depicted here – but no profanity.

The Bookworm Loved 'Saturday Night Widows'

chipliv — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:20:36 -0400

Blindsided by the early death of her husband, author Becky Aikman explains in the new book, “Saturday Night Widows,” how it takes a small village to raise a young widow's spirits.

The Bookworm Asks: What's Better, What's Worse?

chipliv — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:43:28 -0400

If you want a quick-to-read novel that’s not easy to read, grab “The Perfect Marriage” because you could do better or you could do worse.

The Bookworm Asks: Who was First?

chipliv — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:41:18 -0400

There are definite advantages to being first. In the new book, “Black Firsts” by Jessie Carney Smith, you’ll find information on tens of thousands of folks who’ve gone before you.

The Bookworm Reviews: 'The King Years'

chipliv — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:00:48 -0400

In “The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement” by Taylor Branch, you’ll read a well-known story from a new point of view.

One the Bookworm Can't Resist

chipliv — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:19:33 -0400

Who can resist a book that starts out sweet, quickly turns tragic, gives you hope and then … well, not me. That’s why I loved “The Twelve Tribes of Hattie” so much.

The Bookworm Asks: How Much Sole Do You Have?

chipliv — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:53:28 -0400

Any woman who owns more than “3.7 pairs” of shoes will love Rachelle Bergstein's “Women from the Ankle Down.” For footwear fashionistas, it's a book with sole.