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Poets on the Plains: On - On Hearing the News that Hitler was Dead
8+ hour, 29+ min ago (491+ words) On - On Hearing the News that Hitler was Dead By Benjamin Myers Hi, I'm Benjamin Myers. I'm a poet from Chandler, Oklahoma, and I'm here to share with you a poem by one of my favorite Oklahoma poets, Jim Barnes....
Nothing Could Keep Jeff Beck From His Guitar Dream: Book Excerpt
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (47+ words) DRGNews Nothing Could Keep Jeff Beck From His Guitar Dream: Book Excerpt Here's a sneak peek at Steve Rosen's latest book, 'The Original Punk " Jeff Beck Stories: From Yardbird to the Guitar Shop.' Continue reading...
The Mortal Reader: Celebrating queer voices during Pride month
7+ hour, 29+ min ago (189+ words) The Mortal Reader is a weekly book column written by the owners and staff of Chapter One Book Store, 252 W. Main St. , Hamilton, Montana 59840. To find a book you have read about here, or to learn more about events at Chapter…...
Why historical fiction fails the 1871 Chinese massacre and h " Weddings
2+ hour ago (593+ words) That narrative is wrong. It is lazy consensus. Melodrama requires clear heroes and villains. History rarely obliges. By focusing heavily on individual characters, fictional narratives inevitably center on interpersonal drama rather than institutional rot. Consider what actually happened on October…...
Found in Translation: Bothayna Al-Essa's The Book Censor's Library
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (226+ words) I Spin Records Into Gold" by Daria Lavelle "This Fleshy Side of the Bone" by John Langan "This Is Not My Timeline" by J. R. Dawson "The Perpetual Post" by Isabel J. Kim Published on June 11, 2026 Found in Translation'is a new bimonthly column…...
Reading Frederick Douglass Together, July 5 - Amherst Indy
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (157+ words) Reading Frederick Douglass Together, July 5 Amherst Indy In what has become an annual tradition, South Congregational Church and the Amherst DEI Department are collaborating again to host a community reading of Douglass's "What to the Slave is the Fourth of…...
Barnes & Noble Announces 2026 Discover Prize Finalists
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (640+ words) Web Wire Barnes & Noble announced its Discover Prize finalists, featuring six exceptional debut novels published in 2026 For decades, Barnes & Noble booksellers have been at the forefront of championing up-and-coming authors, propelling many to bestseller status through their passionate recommendations In…...
Interview of Patrice Lawrence
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (199+ words) La Chat's Online Newspaper By Sanaa Sivuyile Mumba-Mang'ula (Y8) Patrice Lawrence the author of Orange Boy and many other books came to our school on June 3, 2026. (aka Africa day) She was the first of her family to be born in England…...
After the tsunami: How one diplomat found hope through faith and fiction
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (1625+ words) Ian Proud suffered from PTSD for many years after working in the aftermath of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami and his faith journey was a massive part of that recovery process. Still affected by the experience over two decades later, he…...
Book Review: "The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution" - What's the Domesday Book Got to Do with It?
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (219+ words) Historian Mark Peterson's book makes land the sole driver of American development'ignoring racism, morality, citizenship, and the heart of the Civil War. The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution: A Thousand-Year History by Mark Peterson. Princeton Univ. Press, 408 pages,…...