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Two Kitsap authors up for 2026 Washington State Book Awards
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (686+ words) Two Kitsap authors have been nominated for the 2026 Washington State Book Awards, celebrating its 60th anniversary, with an announcement of winners selected by 2026 WSBA judges expected on Sept. 15. NoiseCat’s novel "We Survived the Night" is a finalist in the Creative Nonfiction…...
What Is Your Brain Is Doing While You Read This?
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (526+ words) Posted August 25, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk You probably don’t think much about the mechanics of reading. Your eyes move across the page, your brain turns letters into words, and somehow the meaning appears. It all feels effortless. Yet beneath that…...
Hunger Games Prequel Movie Will Cut Brutal Book Moment in Order to Get PG-13 Rating
33+ min ago (310+ words) The Hunger Games franchise deals with heavy thematic material, but its film adaptations remain targeted squarely at teen audiences. This remains true for the upcoming prequel The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, which centers on Haymitch Abernathy decades before…...
Highlighting the importance of books and bookshops
50+ min ago (480+ words) Interviews by Rui Pastorin How are bookshops affected as fewer people read books? Two interviewees gave their perspectives to the Post in separate interviews, discussing how this shift has impacted them while highlighting the importance of not only books, but…...
S.E. Hinton talks about how she understands 'The Outsiders' now - AOL
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (1032+ words) Susan Eloise Hinton was a 15-year-old student at Tulsa's Will Rogers High School when one of her friends was attacked while walking home from school. Six decades later, she can still recall how "these 'nice' kids jumped out of a…...
Where's Al? Stacey Dempsey celebrates second book launch in New Iberia
40+ min ago (275+ words) Stacey Dempsey celebrated the launch of her second children's book, "A Sprinkle of Library Fun: Let's Get a Cookbook!", during a party at the Bayless Center at Rip Van Winkle Gardens on Sunday, Aug. 23. Al Hebert was there to soak…...
Humble bookstore bunker supports central library
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (513+ words) Utsa.edu hacked, access restored Monday Former professor detained by ICE Mayor’s DHS letter does nothing Admin fuels Roadrunner dropouts Tucked inside the basement of the San Antonio Central Library sits a small bookshop packed to the brim with new…...
Stoughton Community Calendar: Aug. 27 - Sept. 6
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (721+ words) Virtual Author Visit: A New Miss Marple Mystery by Lucy Foley Join us for a thrilling conversation with acclaimed author Lucy Foley as we delve into her brand-new Miss Marple mystery, Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel. Register, submit questions…...
Finalists announced for the 2026 Canadian Children's Book Centre awards | CBC Books
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (266+ words) Thirty-two books for young people have been nominated for the 2026 Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Awards. The six awards, which include prizes for nonfiction, YA and picture books, annually recognize the best in Canadian children's literature. From a picture book…...
Writers Series hosts Richie Swanson Sept. 1
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (249+ words) The Laureate Writers Series will feature writer, birder, and history buff Richie Swanson. Richie Swanson, the “Bird Man of Latsch Island,” will read his short story, “Salvaging,” for the Laureate Writers Series on Tuesday, September 1, at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse…...