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Book review: The Study: The inner life of Renaissance libraries by Andrew Hui
THE London art dealer Colnaghi’s has a showroom in St James’s. It boasts a subterranean book-lined sanctum. On all four sides, a gallery looks down into this perfect cube, a basement room with a black-and-white checked floor reached by a white...

Book review: The Life of Herod the Great by Zora Neale Hurston
SHORTLY after the death of the well-known author Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960), a trunk-load of her personal papers were consigned to a bonfire. A friend, noticing the smoke, hosed down the bonfire, extracting the charred manuscript of this...

Book sale, wine tasting, Lawrence City Band’s summer finale and more events
photo by: Mike Yoder In this file photo, the Lawrence City Band performs June 4, 2014, in South Park. Friday, July 11 Trinity Vintage & Garage Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 1011 Vermont St. Continues Saturday morning. Summer Book...

Author Heidi Siefkas spotlights Coulee Region stories in new book
A Trempealeau native is highlighting local voices in her latest book focused on resilience and recovery. TREMPEALEAU, Wis. (WXOW) – A Trempealeau native is highlighting local voices in her latest book focused on resilience and recovery. Heidi...

REVIEW | ‘Superman’ refreshes the superhero movie by keeping it light
The latest version of the first superhero and his world is colorful in both senses of the word, a refreshing change from the dark self-seriousness of so many other comic book adaptations. Writer/director James Gunn's "Superman" dispenses with the...

Book review: Discipleship: Start This Way and Discipleship: Walk This Way by Guy Donegan-Cross
THE Church of England aspires to seeing all believers “envisioned, resourced and released to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in the whole of life” (Vision and Strategy). Most dioceses similarly highlight the fostering of discipleship among their...

Book review: The Catholic Reformation: A very short introduction by James F. Kelly
USE of the term “Catholic Reformation” to describe the renewal of Roman Catholicism during the 16th and 17th centuries has been ascendant in recent decades. This is a welcome development: the older label “Counter-Reformation”, was pejoratively...
Authorities ID man shot by law enforcement at Frazee rest stop Wednesday evening
FRAZEE, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety has named Todd Ole Burris, 36, of Bemidji, as the suspect who was shot by law enforcement at the Frazee rest stop in Otter Tail County Wednesday evening. As of late Thursday afternoon,...

Book review: The Monastic World: A 1,200-year history by Andrew Jotischky
AROUND the year 270, a 20-year-old Egyptian heard the Gospel read in church in which Christ advises a rich young man to sell his possessions and give the money to the poor. This was Anthony, one of the earliest monks, who followed these...
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[Review] In the Province of the Dragon
In the Province of the Dragon: The Flower Mountain Quartet, Volume 3 – A Pioneer Deaconess in Southern China from the Boxer Uprising to the Communist Insurgency by Robert and Linda Banks (Pickwick Publications) Readers of Australian Christian...

Review: YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLEY BROWN at PORTHOUSE THEATER
Few realize that when reading a Peanuts comic strip, watching a television show based on the writings of Charles M. Schulz, or seeing the theatrical YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN, a version of which is now on stage at Porthouse Theatre, that...

Author Maureen Cullen has a natural gift for the short story
Havoc Shore contains 21 short stories, the majority set in or around 1963, nearly all of which were shortlisted or longlisted in literary competitions, a reflection of their consistently high quality. Cullen made quite an impression with her debut...

Bookface Sip & Swap with Dr Gillian Shirreffs to raise funds for Beatson Cancer Charity
Book lovers are invited to a special Bookface Sip & Swap on Saturday 25th October, taking place at Saints of Ingram in Glasgow from 3–6pm—a relaxed afternoon of swapping books, sipping drinks, and raising money for Beatson Cancer Charity. This...

Author Carson to speak in Seaford
New York Times bestselling author Dr. Ben Carson will speak at 7 p.m., Friday, July 18, in the Seaford High School Madden Auditorium as part of a free program sponsored by MERIT in conjunction with the American Cornerstone Institute. To learn more...

Book Review | ‘Golden State: The Making of California’ by Michael Hiltzik
Credit: CourtesyThe first time I really noticed the bumper stickers on the cars in front of me was when I began driving, in the late 1970s. One of them, which appeared frequently in my hometown of Sacramento, read, “Welcome to California. Now Go...

Ashburn Resident Starts The Reading Chamber For Young Adult Books
ASHBURN, VA — Owning an independent bookstore has been a longtime dream for Ashburn resident Jessica Taylor. After working in acquisitions for a publisher in Herndon for six years, Taylor made her dream come true. In October 2024, Taylor launched...

There Aren't Many 10/10 Thriller Books, But These 10 Are Perfect From Start To Finish
While a lot of thriller books drop the ball with their final twists or overextend themselves with convoluted finales, titles like The Girl on the Train and Sharp Objects keep their stories taut, tense, and thrilling throughout. The thriller is a...

25 Books By LGBTQ+ Authors You Need to Add to Your Reading List
My "to read" list on Goodreads is never-ending. I'm always on the hunt for the next new book that I can snag, read, and rave about before anyone else gets their hands on it. This may be in part due to my obsession with aesthetically-pleasing...

Duncan bookshop launches summer reading club
Colour a treasure map, explore four different categories, and collect a sticker for each to reap the rewards of reading Books are magical adventures. While reading is a fundamental skill, Duncan's Volume One Bookstore is putting the 'fun' into...

Columbus Book Festival returns this weekend: What you need to know
The Columbus Book Festival returns this weekend for two days of literary celebration. COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Book Festival is back for its third chapter this weekend, promising two full days of literary celebration, family fun and community...