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I have a somewhat patchwork understanding of movies from the 1980s. I didn’t get to the cinema often until the latter years of the decade, didn’t have much access to HBO, and only started renting VHS videos in earnest around 1988, so there are a whole slew of films that are considered “standards” of the era which I haven’t seen, or have only seen very recently.
I've spent enough Saturday afternoons behind folding tables at independent bookstores to have picked up a few things, mostly by watching the owners and staff wince in real time. Nobody complains out loud. Indie booksellers are, as a rule, too polite and too tired for that. But the wince tells you everything.
HUNTERSVILLE, NC — July 8, 2026 — Local outdoor mystery and thriller author John B. Marek will be a featured author at the upcoming Charlotte BookPALOOZA, scheduled for Friday, October 10, 2026, at Truist Field in Uptown Charlotte. The premier literary event will run from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, bringing together avid readers, independent bookstore owners, and regional writers for a celebration of the written word.
HUNTERSVILLE, NC — The Lake Norman HarborHippos have announced that local author and community fixture John B. Marek will be a featured guest at their upcoming home game on Friday, June 12th.
HUNTERSVILLE, NC – Local author John B. Marek is pleased to announce his upcoming appearance at the World of Books Immersive Book Fair in downtown Rock Hill, SC, taking place on Saturday, May 16th, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
HUNTERSVILLE, NC —APRIL 14, 2026 — John B. Marek is thrilled to announce his participation in the upcoming Independent Bookstore Day celebration at The Outpost at LKN in Cornelius on Saturday, April 25. Running from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, the event serves as a grand finale to a day dedicated to the joy of reading, community connection, and the "happily ever afters" found within the pages of a good book.
HUNTERSVILLE, NC — April 7, 2026 — New Beginnings Moravian Garden will officially kick off its seventh summer growing season on April 25. Founded in 2019, this vital outreach ministry of New Beginnings Moravian Church has become a cornerstone of food security for North Mecklenburg County, transforming a portion of the church's 13-acre property into a source of nourishment and community hope.
HUNTERSVILLE, NC – Local author and outdoor advocate John B. Marek is pleased to announce his participation in the upcoming Spring Fling at Davidson Landing, taking place on Saturday, May 2nd, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
TRAPHILL, NC – Local author John B. Marek, creator of the popular Owen Sinclair mystery series, is stepping out from behind the desk and onto the trails. Today, John officially announced his participation in the Stone Mountain State Park Trail Ambassadors program, a volunteer initiative dedicated to hiker education and park stewardship.
TRAPHILL, NC – Author John B.Marek invites readers to the sun-drenched, salt-cracked landscape of the Bahamas in the gripping new novella, The Two Dollar, now available exclusively through Amazon Kindle.
In 1974, television station WTOL—Toledo11Eleven—began running a series of teaser ads indicating that something new was coming to the evening news. These spots were only a few seconds long and short on detail, but they created far more excitement in the mind of a tween boy than they really should have.
Back when I was a student at Ohio University, I had a secret "study" spot in the far reaches of the upper floors of Alden Library.
