Calamos Supports Greece

Book

The Greek Revolution and the Diaspora in the United States

A timely new book titled "The Greek Revolution and the Greek Diaspora in the United States" was recently released in Greece. Edited by Maria Kaliambou with contributions from prominent Greek and Greek American historians such as Alexander Kitroeff, Sakis Gekas,...

Overlooked Book Becomes Bestseller Due to Viral TikTok Video

"Stone Maidens," a book written by Lloyd Devereux Richards in 2012, made its way to the top of the best-seller list after his daughter's TikTok video went viral, sparking a surge in sales that catapulted the book to the...

Prince Harry Reveals Fistfights With His Brother William

Prince Harry reveals royal fistfights with his brother Prince William over Meghan Markle in his autobiography due to be released next week. In a leaked extract of his highly anticipated autobiography, Spare, to The Guardian, Prince Harry recounts what he...

Pfizer’s Albert Bourla Launches Greek Edition of Book on Race for the Vaccine

Pfizer's CEO Albert Bourla launched the Greek edition of his book describing his company's race to develop the first COVID-19 vaccine in Thessaloniki on Friday. The book, titled "Moonshot: Inside Pfizer's Nine-Month Race to Make the Impossible Possible," provides an...

“City of Wisdom: The History of Athens” by Hellenist Author Bruce Clark

Hellenist author Bruce Clark, who has a long association and a deep understanding of Greece from ancient times to modern, has written a major new work on the history of Athens. The book, published recently and titled "Athens: City of...

Movie Script About Greek Village Life Wins Awards for British Author

A novel depicting life in a Greek coastal village, entitled "Girl Gone Greek," has been retooled into an award-winning script, recognized as Winner for Best Script 2018 at the London Greek Film Festival. The new project was also shortlisted...

Tiffani Thiessen Helps Launch Virtual Storytelling Initiative

Tiffani Thiessen, together with celebrities like ballet dancer Misty Copeland and actress Danica McKellar, have launched a storytelling initiative to encourage children's literacy. Thiessen and her celebrity friends had been working on launching the "Read Together, Be Together" campaign this...

Story of Bohemian Life on Greece’s Hydra Shortlisted at Australia’s Literary Awards

A book which recounts the years Australian writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston spent on the Greek Island of Hydra has been shortlisted in this year’s Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. "Half the Perfect World," by Paul Genoni and Tanya Dalziell,...

New Book Reveals How Grexit Was About to Become Reality in 2015

A new book published on Thursday about the history of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) reveals new details of how Greece's exit from the Eurozone was on the table for negotiations in 2015. Perhaps most surprisingly, this was the...

Pelecanos Will Adapt Book “The Fence” Into Feature Film

George Pelecanos and writing partner Dennis Lehane will be adapting a book by Dick Lehr titled The Fence, into a feature film of the same name. The drama, which is based on a true story, will star Sterling K. Brown...