Holiday gift shopping for the booklovers in your life is deceivingly tricky – buying one of this year’s biggest bestsellers seems like a safe bet, but what if they already have it? If you’re confident ...

A son whose father fought Nazis with his brain instead of a gun, and suggestions for children on your holiday gift list brighten our newly white landscape today. “My Father Against the Nazis”: by ...

As a first-generation West African American living in Spring Lake Park, I am heartbroken and outraged by the ongoing slaughter of Christians in Nigeria, a crisis that receives far less attention than ...

SHEBOYGAN – Lakeland University will host its Great Lakes Writers Festival on Nov. 6-7, featuring authors Maggie Su and Albert Abonado. The two-day event, which is free of charge, will include ...

On McLendon Avenue in the heart of Candler Park, across the street from Gigi’s, there’s a new storefront with desks, comfy chairs, and shelves filled with books. It’s a workspace, a bookstore, and a ...

“I always skip to the end before I read the whole book.” No words could be more chilling to an author of thrillers or horror. Most writers — especially early in their careers — believe suspense is ...

Two new novels by accomplished Minnesota authors show the wide variety in the mystery/crime/thriller genre. One takes us deep into Spanish history; the other ties together women with the same last ...

Alexander Hamilton believed a diverse nation could be more resilient and successful than one which was not; George Washington wrote, “I had always hoped that this land might become a safe & agreeable ...

Successful readers and writers follow five brain-based phases to learn reading and spelling in English, according to cognitive science and neuroscience. This gradual two-year developmental process ...