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Area man hangs on to dream, reopens bookstore after 25 years.

Area man hangs on to dream, reopens bookstore after 25 years.

By Jonny Diamond | July 28, 2021

Son carries on family tradition of looking kind of like Ernest Hemingway.

Son carries on family tradition of looking kind of like Ernest Hemingway.

By Jonny Diamond | July 26, 2021

Area woman reads over 150 books… a month!?

Area woman reads over 150 books… a month!?

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What parents and teachers are getting wrong about childhood reading preferences.

What parents and teachers are getting wrong about childhood reading preferences.

By Jonny Diamond | July 8, 2021

Highlights (and lowlights) from Lucy Ellmann’s bizarre Twitter “essay” about crap.

Highlights (and lowlights) from Lucy Ellmann’s bizarre Twitter “essay” about crap.

By Jonny Diamond | July 6, 2021

Stop calling JD Vance an “author”—he’s a corporatist grifter.

Stop calling JD Vance an “author”—he’s a corporatist grifter.

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Lessons of a self-published writer: independent bookstores are good, Amazon not so much.

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Are you surprised that Stephen King doesn’t outline his plots?

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A close reading of Margaret Atwood’s sexy cicada poem.

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