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Health calendar — March 15, 2026

The Central PA Ostomy Society support group suggests you call Leslie Wilson at 814-695-2407 and leave a message for support. Other resources include: United Ostomy Association of America at www.ostomy.org, Ostomy101com and MeetAnOstoMate.org. Four in-person meetings are in planning phase for 2026 by ASG #005 Central PA Hope Support Group, family members and friends who have been adversely affected by the addiction of our loved ones who are here to seek guidance and support. Meetings are held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Blair Drug and Alcohol Partnerships, 3001 Fairway ...

Reid delays ‘Unrivaled’ due to Parkinson’s

NEW YORK — “Heated Rivalry” author Rachel Reid says she is pushing back the release date of her next hockey romance novel, citing the time demands of sudden fame and the worsening symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Reid had initially planned to have “Unrivaled” released this fall, but in a video message posted Tuesday on Instagram she announced she was now expecting the book to be delayed to June 2027. “Unrivaled” will be the third in her ”Game Changer” series about hockey rivals-secret lovers Canadian Shane Hollander and Russian Ilya Rozanov. The first two books, ...

O’Connell to bare his ‘demons’ in memoir

NEW YORK — Award-winning chef Patrick O’Connell has a book scheduled for September about how he converted an old garage into an international destination for food lovers. O’Connell’s “Main, Middle & Gay” is a memoir by the founder of the Michelin-starred restaurant, The Inn at ...

Altoona woman releases second historical novel

Under the pen name of Milico Mathers, Nancy E. Head, of Altoona, has released her second middle-grade historical novel. Set in Ireland during World War II, 12-year-old Brian McGrath and his older brother Patrick are celebrating with their family, despite wartime shortages, when Irish police ...

Publisher’s Weekly US Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction 1. “The Correspondent” by Virginia Evans (Crown) 2. “Dire Bound” by Sable Sorensen (Requited) 3. “Felicia’s Favorites” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) 4. “My Husband’s Wife” by Alice Feeney (Pine & Cedar) 5. “Between Two Fires” by Christopher ...

Maas returns to ‘Court of Thorns and Roses’ with 2 untitled books

NEW YORK — Romantasy favorite Sarah J. Maas has given her millions of fans a plot twist they had long been waiting for — two more books over the next 11 months in her blockbuster “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series. Bloomsbury announced this week that Book 6 will come out Oct. 27, ...