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Voynich Manuscript Explained: The 600-Year-Old Book No One Can Decode
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (1131+ words) Some mysteries disappear as science advances. Others become even stranger. The Voynich Manuscript belongs firmly in the second category. For roughly six centuries, this mysterious illustrated book has challenged linguists, historians and cryptographers. Its pages contain an unknown writing system,…...
Biblioracle: Domenico Starnone’s ‘Trust’ is emotionally expansive and undeniably tense
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (678+ words) I keep a list of writers I have never read but would like to. The list is long and grows longer each year, though occasionally, I’m able to check off a name, and I’m rarely disappointed in this choice. I…...
Quincy native and author releases eighth book, Do Our Part: The Tragic Tale of the Weldon Spring Ordnance Works – Muddy River News
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (240+ words) COLUMBIA, Mo. — In the fall of 1940, as war loomed in Europe, the United States Department of War gave the rural residents of Howell, Toonerville and Hamburg, an ultimatum: pack up generations of family history and leave within 45 days. Their land…...
Picnics, Conspiracies, and Skills
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (203+ words) “Willa Cather’s Pioneering Women.” Sarah Reardon praises Willa’ Cather’s heroines, arguing that her “prairie women echo the book of Proverbs, wherein Wisdom is portrayed as a generous woman who presides over a feast, and the ideal woman is praised for…...
The mystery of the bell buried on the family farm
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (738+ words) The heavy iron bell buried in weeds next to a falling-down workshop on the family farm held many mysteries. Why was it there? Where did it come from? What was its story? What might happen to it in the future?...
Twice a Man compile rare marine-themed tracks in 'The Marine Trilogy' artbook
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (594+ words) Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which…...
Medway Gets Revived Town History Books
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (299+ words) Franklin Observer Medway Gets Revived Town History Books Above, Tom Ellis (Author-Historian), Sheila Dubrawski (Co-chair, Medway Historical Commission), Ivana Aguilar (lDirector, Medway Public Library) On Tuesday, August 4, 2026, members of the Medway Historical Commission presented a newly printed, digitized edition of…...
Louise Glück's Marigold and Rose: A tiny literary marvel
4+ hour, 40+ min ago (536+ words) Published: Aug 08, 2026 13:39 IST - 6 MINS READ Texts we have read constitute the libraries in our heads and shape us. Then those libraries direct us towards texts that can be appropriate additions to the archives up there. So, when I got an…...
Valuation day uncovers 250-year-old Cornish treasure with a story
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August book sale supports Marathon County library locations - AOL
10+ hour, 47+ min ago (230+ words) WAUSAU − Readers looking to stock up on low-cost books, movies, music and games will have three days to browse thousands of used items during the Friends of Marathon County Public Library book sale in August. The event is open to…...