Book review: ‘Secret Alaska’ is a handy guide for the uninitiated explorer
“Secret Alaska: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure” By Bailey Berg; Reedy Press, 2025; 192 pages;…
8 books one should read to sharpen communication skills
In this insightful book, the celebrated Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh explores the true nature of mindful…
Todd Borg featured author Tuesday at Carson City’s Browsers Corner Book Store
Good news, mystery fans! Todd Borg is the featured author at Browsers Corner Book Store’s next author event…
Book review: The Arabesque Table, by Reem Kassis
Having received critical acclaim – and a James Beard Foundation Award nomination – for her debut cookbook The…
Fall Book Sale – Friends of Salem Public Library
A huge array of books at low, low prices will be available to purchase at this annual Fall…
LIBRARY COLUMN | Cozy up with a cup of fantasy | Features
As a youth, I loved high fantasy: expansive worldbuilding, epic storylines, and difficult-to-pronounce imaginary names. Tamora Pierce’s books…
For the love of reading: New Hampshire Book Festival promotes literacy and community
Emilie Christie Burack and Sarah McCraw Crow sat chatting in Gibson’s Bookstore a few years ago for a…
ONBOOKS | OPINION: Three Arkansas voices, three measures of endurance
Philip Martin Philip Martin has been a columnist and critic for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 1993. In that…
Get your own copy of ‘Putting On Christ’ for free: Here’s how
You might be surprised to learn that even though the numbers have dipped in recent years, a majority…
Review: In Michael Farris Smith’s ‘Lay Your Armor Down,’ four outcasts struggle to survive in a malevolent world
“LAY YOUR ARMOR DOWN” by Michael Farris Smith (Little, Brown and Co., 272 pages, $29). Michael Farris Smith…
20 New Cozy Fall Romance Novels to Read in 2025
If It Makes You Happy Julie Olivia sets her latest rom-com in 1997 Vermont, where a newly divorced…
2025 Nevada City Halloween Spooktacular and Spooky Boooky Book Giveaway, Oct. 31
The County of Nevada, the City of Nevada City, and the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce are excited…