3+ hour, 31+ min ago   (798+ words) Public libraries are so much more than a place to borrow books. I've always loved libraries. Growing up, visiting the local public library was something of a ritual, nurtured by my parents, who both migrated to Australia from Italy as…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (275+ words) SYRACUSE – Join Syracuse Public Library’s adult book club when it discusses “The Escape Artists” by Neal Bascomb at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 30, in the downstairs meeting room. Neal Bascomb delivers the spellbinding story of downed Allied airmen who masterminded the…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (371+ words) Literary Hub Lit Hub Weekly: July 20 - 24, 2026 THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET - “Classical culture is a lot of things including, literally, rape culture.” Rebecca Solnit on the Odyssey and the Western literary tradition of silencing women. | Lit Hub Criticism - From…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (612+ words) Yen Press announced ten new acquisitions during its San Diego Comic-Con 2026 industry panel, adding one Girls Love light novel to its Yen On imprint alongside nine new manga licenses. The lineup includes romance, fantasy, comedy, horror, Boys Love, sports, and…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (341+ words) PR.com Eric Buechel has completed a new book, "The Adventures of Leo in the Amazon," a charming children's story that follows Leo, an inquisitive kitten whose love of adventure stories inspires him to dream of exploring exotic lands Through…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (189+ words) There is a popular Yoruba song by the late Olando Owoh which says: "Ohun tí mo rí ni máa wí, ohun tí ó ṣo mí di aláròyé ni máa sọ." The American writer James Baldwin once observed, "You think your…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (380+ words) KEEP your eyes peeled around the library as we celebrate Library and Information Week (27 July – 2 August). This is a time to celebrate all the fantastic things that libraries contribute to our community. We are getting into the spirit by posting…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (841+ words) As a horror fiction aficionado, I’m sad to say that one of my biggest blind spots is the work of Robert McCammon. One of the premier horror authors from the 1970s-1990s, the six-time Bram Stoker Award winner is mostly known for…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (375+ words) This week: the Louvre reopens the room where it happens, a Texas artist’s outdoor collection, Nancy Drew in the public domain, Rachel Cusk and Natalie Portman have beef, and more. Michael Agresta reports for Texas Monthly on the curious "wonderland…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (485+ words) Serving the Community Since 1928 The town center at Via de la Paz and Swarthmore and around Marquez. Not strip malls, but places where the counters and the doorways and the people between them made our town. Now every lot faces…...