50+ min ago   (564+ words) Ever since I heard Anne Meisenzahl read her poems from a front porch during a literary event several years ago, I have been a fan. Her insightful, humane voice has a gentle veneer cloaking a devastating punch. Like Mother Theresa…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago   (637+ words) The heroine of Meg Mason’s new autobiographical novel Sophie, Standing There is cheerful yet "slightly apart from everybody else" after growing up in a sect. With cousins next door and frequent beach days, Meg Mason says she loved her first…...

11+ hour, 17+ min ago   (29+ words) Resident News Network Resident Press (Lavaca, Charleston, Paris edition) 8/19/26 Vol. 5 No. 33...

4+ hour, 53+ min ago   (515+ words) The Warsaw Public Library Book Club met on Tuesday, Aug. 4 to discuss “James” (a “take off” on the “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”) by Percival Everett with the ratings ranging from 3-4. The group considered the book a â…...

4+ hour, 53+ min ago   (213+ words) Domingo’s deceased father returns to him in the form of a pigeon to help his son process his grief in Bless Me, Papi, a poignant meditation on bereavement, growing up and love that transcends every boundary. In 1999, 13-year-old Domingo José…...

5+ hour, 44+ min ago   (256+ words) Minnesota Author Promotes New Book ‘Otto’s Portal’ Lakeland PBS Aug 14, 2026 | By: Sydney Dick Minnesota Author Promotes New Book ‘Otto’s Portal’ Minnesota author Nathan Jorgenson recently published his fifth novel titled ‘Otto’s Portal.’ Jorgenson visited Bemidji in late July to meet…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago   (292+ words) These works of fantasy fiction are newly available through the Allen County Public Library. A wounded soldier discovers a tinderbox capable of summoning three obedient demons and finds himself hunted by a witch, a royal warlock, and angels as he…...

6+ hour, 12+ min ago   (992+ words) I discovered Shirley Jackson fortuitously. On a mission to procure a copy of Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle I became muddled and left the bookstore with We Have Always Lived in the Castle instead. I could easily have bought…...

6+ hour, 53+ min ago   (406+ words) The stunning conclusion to the richly imagined Guardians of Dawn fantasy series from S. Jae-Jones, the New York Times bestselling author of Wintersong. Intrigued? Read on to discover the synopsis and an excerpt from Guardians of Dawn: Suhwa by S. Jae-Jones, which…...

7+ hour, 46+ min ago   (669+ words) Drawing on world mythologies ‘Bitter Medicine’ is a romantasy about the freedom to love International Examiner Elle and Luc are two people determined to find a way home to each other. Both are grappling with issues both mundane and fantastical....