The global phenomenon that is Harry Potter took the world by storm nearly 30 years ago, but fans are still discovering tiny details they hadn’t noticed before. Since the first book in the series was published in 1997, there have been some differences between the British and American editions. The most well-known difference is the […]
Vickie Hicks | Springfield-Greene County Library District Let’s play a game. How well do you know your library? First off, how is the Springfield-Greene County Library District funded? I conducted an informal survey while walking through the shelves in the library center. Several people said sales tax, others thought state funds, and a few didn’t […]
Barbara McIntyre | Special to USA TODAY NETWORK – Ohio Eliot Ness has achieved near-mythical status in Chicago, where his “Untouchables” brought down Al Capone, and in Cleveland, where his position as security director brought him fame and infamy. He has been portrayed in film and literature, and now by Cleveland author Deanna R. Adams […]
There is still a lot of buzz in the publishing industry about the collaboration between China Mieville and Keanu Reeves on The Book of Elsewhere, which technically came out on July 23rd but deserves a mention here. And yes, I’m talking about actor Keanu Reeves. Reeves released his 12-issue comic (BRZRKR) in 2021, […]
Mary J. Blige has admitted that she was in a “dark place” before releasing her album “My Life.” The R&B star reflected on how her 1994 album “My Life,” which featured songs like “Be Happy” and “Mary Jane,” changed her career and life. “This album is so important because it was such a pivotal moment […]
Barbara Loots | Especially for the News Leader My guest today is Barbara Loots (rhymes with goats), who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. Barbara is another poet who discovered her calling early and was writing poetry as early as the 3rd grade. She says she even made a book of her poems, but her piano […]
Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Van de Grift were never meant to be together, but as Camille Peri writes in “A Wilder Shore: The Romantic Odyssey of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson” (Viking), their “unlikely Victorian love story” somehow worked. The contrast in their backgrounds was clear. Stevenson came from a wealthy Scottish family and […]
If you are a fan of the Foreigner Movies, there are several terrifying science fiction novels that you should definitely add to your reading list. The situation of being trapped in space with a highly advanced killing machine is one that none of us would ever want to be in, but you can’t help but […]
Following the example of our long-standing supplement Series made easyThe new publication will include 500 titles of the series literature. Responding to the needs of the audience, SLJ created a new resource. Fiction series made easy will be released in December 2024. Following the example of our long-standing supplement Series made easy (Direct Mail), the […]
Samantha Bonnette | Shreveport Times Have you heard the news? Shreve Memorial Library asked and patrons voted The first lie wins by Ashley Elston as the 2024 One Book One Parish Title Winner! For the second year in a row, Shreve Memorial Library patrons have selected a book by a local author as a One […]
