Boston poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola isn’t just a wordsmith—she’s a community builder. Her latest project, justBook-ish, an independent bookstore in Dorchester, Massachusetts, is as much about ...

Last November, my home state of Iowa saw a flurry of activity relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), both positive and negative. A group of plaintiffs filed suit against the state over a ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This weekend wraps up national storytelling week, which is a week that celebrates the power of sharing stories. A book is a gift that you can open over and over again. As the week ...

A few months after posting a message on Goodreads about the imminent release of a new book, Indie author Beth Black woke up to an all-caps ransom email from an anonymous server, demanding that she ...