Local Author Spotlight Archives — Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press

September 29, 2026

New direction doesn’t discount the road behind

September 28, 2026 Pascack Press

SPECIAL TO PASCACK PRESSBY ROSA L. ANTONINI I was standing behind the counter of a check-cashing store in Union City when a decision I didn’t know I was making began […]

River Vale author covers friendship, fear, bad behavior in ‘The Getaway’

August 13, 2026 Pascack Press

RIVER VALE, N.J. — Kieran Scott knows that divorce changes a family. For her latest thriller, the River Vale author began wondering what it might do to everyone gathered around […]

Hillsdale author Rosa L. Antonini will return to Barnes & Noble at the Fashion Center in Paramus for a signing of her new book, Resourcefulness: The Hidden Power Smarter Than Talent, IQ, & Technology, on Friday, July 31, at 6:30 p.m. Courtesy photo.

Antonini returns to Paramus for ‘Resourcefulness’ signing

July 21, 2026 John Snyder

HILLSDALE, N.J.— Local author Rosa L. Antonini will return to Barnes & Noble at the Fashion Center in Paramus for a signing of her new book, Resourcefulness: The Hidden Power Smarter […]

Hillsdale author Rosa L. Antonini will discuss her new book, “Resourcefulness: The Hidden Power Smarter Than Talent, IQ, & Technology,” at a launch-day author talk on Tuesday, June 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillsdale Free Public Library.

‘Really feeling good with yourself’ — Author talk June 9

June 7, 2026 John Snyder

Hillsdale author Rosa L. Antonini will discuss her new book, “Resourcefulness: The Hidden Power Smarter Than Talent, IQ, & Technology,” at a launch-day author talk on Tuesday, June 9, at […]

River Vale author maps the many lives of Hoboken

March 29, 2026 John Snyder

RIVER VALE—Hoboken holds a unique place in American history that few cities its size can match — a one-square-mile stage where industry, immigration, invention and celebrity all took their turn. […]

Local historian on our pivotal Revolutionary year

March 21, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—WE HAD THE PLEASURE recently of spending time with Michael P. Gorman, an Oradell resident and longtime volunteer with local historical organizations, and the author of 1778: The Revolution in New […]

Don Torino, president of the Bergen County Audubon Society, has released a new book, More… Life in the Meadowlands: Exploring Birds, Wildlife, and Wetland Restoration in New Jersey’s Meadowlands. The volume is a follow-up to his 2022 book Life in the Meadowlands and reflects on decades observing wildlife and ecological recovery in the Meadowlands.

Torino releases second Meadowlands book; signing set March 21

March 14, 2026 Michael Olohan

TEANECK—Bergen County Audubon Society President Don Torino has released a second book exploring the wildlife and ecological recovery of the New Jersey Meadowlands, with a book signing scheduled later this […]

Hillsdale’s George Kritzler, a world authority on energy efficiency, is hitting the road this year to get his book, “Gas Infra-red, the Green Heat,” into the hands of students in his field. Left: at our newsroom, with the portrait accompanying his book — taken when he was president of the Association of Energy Engineers — and a copy of his new hardcover title. John Snyder photo.

George Kritzler, 93, pours on ‘The Green Heat’

January 16, 2026 John Snyder

PASCACK VALLEY—We were glad to hear from George Kritzler of Hillsdale, a Korean War veteran and longtime utility professional who has written a technical resource on gas-fired infrared heating and […]

Westwood's Rich Poggi and his first novel.

The long game: Rich Poggi on writing, grief, and golf

December 21, 2025 John Snyder

Westwood author Rich Poggi didn’t set out to become a novelist. Fairways and Greens, his debut work of fiction, began years ago as a screenplay he once hoped to pitch […]

Acorn Adventures is Svorec’s third book, following the award-winning Broken Little Believer and The Busy Bridge That Got Its Break. The official book launch is Sept. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Bethany Community Center in Washington Township.

Svorec’s third book, ‘Acorn Adventures,’ drops Sept. 5

August 31, 2024 Staff

PASCACK VALLEY—As seasons change, so do we. Acorn Adventures, the latest book by resident Shane Svorec, is “a heartwarming tale that serves as a testament to nature’s resilience and persistence, […]

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