Ride out the winter months with the characters from 30 of HBO Max's best comedy series. Showrunners will tell you there’s no ...

This is what the Defector staff read and enjoyed in 2025. The Trials of Gabriel Ward Murder Mystery Series, by Sally Smith ...

If you are thinking about writing memoir or creative nonfiction, consider Laurie Hertzel’s memoir your textbook. Subtitled “My Family, a Death, and the Hills of Duluth,” it’s not surprising that this ...

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 ...

The Florida government is ridding the Everglades of invasive pythons by allowing fashion brans to turn them into luxury accessories. Inverse Leathers Shopping will now save the planet. Florida ...

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 ...