Books

Maria Semple at a Winter Words event for “Where’d You Go Bernadette?” in 2014.Daniel Bayer/Courtesy photo The local…

All books have covers that seek to convey or augment the content in some manner. Few do it…

Alison Espach’s latest novel, “The Wedding People,” unfolds during the week-long wedding celebration for Lila, a young heiress,…

In 1964, Sam Cooke‘s iconic anthem “A Change Is Gonna Come” became a song of revolution and protest…

Chinese and Nigerian teachers jointly perform during the book donation ceremony at the China Cultural Center in Abuja,…

The story follows Luke Payne, a retired Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmer and native of Ocean Beach. (Photo courtesy…

Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities. They provide culture and community, generate local jobs and sales…

At the beginning of Zoe Dubno’s debut novel, Happiness and Love, we find ourselves at a Downtown Manhattan…

North Bethlehem has welcomed its first all-fantasy bookshop — Sorcery and Scripts. The store, located at 74 W.…

In “Taxidermy Gone Wrong,” author Rob Colson explores the world of odd, taxidermied animals from around the globe.…

Actors Edward Norton, left, and Brad Pitt in the movie adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s “Fight Club,” one of…

Beth Wood is the senior collection development librarian for the Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries. Email her at [email protected].…

Aspen to see inaugural Aspen Literary Fest this month