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The Greeks And The Making Of Modern Egypt
The story of the Greeks in Egypt from Muhammad Ali to Nasser From the early nineteenth century through to the 1960s, the Greeks formed the largest, most economically powerful, and geographically and socially diverse of…
In A Tiny Village Of Corfu Where An Ancient Evil Threatens With Mortal Danger
Amazon bestselling author Effrosyni Moschoudi releases this month her fantasy romance “The Raven Witch of Corfu” in four compelling kindle episodes on Amazon. The stunning locales depicted in the books are bound to delight readers…
Exploring The Fictional Imagination Of Blogger Harry Karapalides
In case you’ve been wondering about the number 1 Greek-American blogger Harry Karapalides, known to Cosmos Philly fans as “The Philly Greek-Stake,” well here’s an update. While his blog may seem to be on hiatus,…
Fantastic Greek Summer Reads: The Greece In Me Box Set Launch
Unique Three-eBook Box Set on Sale for .99 on Amazon Just in time for beach season, the “Fantastic Greek Summer Reads: The Greece in Me” box set is available for a limited time on Amazon…
Hidden Mosaics: An Aegean Tale – A Novel By Alexander Billinis
When Osman, a Turk, met Yiannis, a Greek, by chance, in Izmir – known to Greeks, and to history, as Smyrna – both men still believed, to a greater or lesser extent, the national mythologies…
Greek Naval History: 1900 the Book – The First Naval Feat
This story brings to light the crossing in 1900 of the Atlantic Ocean by a generation of men of the Hellenic Navy, an attempt which from the outset had seemed doomed to fail. Even though…
Let Me Explain You, A Novel By Annie Liontas
Stavros Stavros Mavrakis is the Greek immigrant patriarch at the center of Annie Liontas’ debut novel Let Me Explain You. He has a premonition that he has just ten days to live, and proceeds to…
Book Review: “The Great Fire”, By Lou Ureneck
Smyrna’s (Izmir’s) destruction by fire and sword during the horrible month of September 1922, in the wake of the retreating Greek Army has been the subject of many a book. While many are the heroes…
When The Cypress Whispers Book Sales Benefit St. Nicholas Shrine
When the Cypress Whispers is the debut fictional novel by Yvette Manessis Corporon. Corporon introduced the book at an afternoon luncheon sponsored by the Saint Irene Philoptochos Society. The event was hosted at the Danielle…
The Love Of Two Places Combined In A Book
Greek writer Effrosyni Moschoudi presents her upcoming novel “The Lady of the Pier – The Ebb”, a quarter-finalist in the 2014 ABNA contest.
“A Promise Of Remembrance”, Interview With Harry Karapalides
Upper Darby, PA – Author Harry Karapalides talks with Cosmos Philly about his third book, “A Promise of Remembrance”. This novel is based loosely on the true events and life of his father, Jerry. This is…
