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Photographer Andy Crawford's new book makes the case for Louisiana's swamps
58+ min ago (892+ words) A great blue heron stalks Louisiana's Lake Dauterive swamp on a foggy morning. This interview was edited for length and clarity. In the introduction of "Into the Lost World," you write that Louisiana's swamps are "one of the best-kept secrets…...
The American governor history left behind: A book review
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (1214+ words) Governor of the Cordillera by Shelton Woods explores the life of John Early, an American colonial official whose legacy in the Cordillera has largely faded from public memory. Mia Magdalena Fokno 2026 Written by Mia Magdalena Fokno Some historians lecture. Shelton…...
CBS 'Sunday Morning' visits Wilmington for new book on 1898 massacre
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (548+ words) A Wilmington native and author appeared on "CBS Sunday Morning" July 12 to talk about her new book, which explores the turbulent and deadly racial history of Wilmington. "They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live…...
Why Certain Countries Still Ban Books Written Hundreds of Years Ago
12+ hour, 36+ min ago (684+ words) By Jaycee Gudoy | Published 13 seconds ago There’s something quietly unsettling about a government looking at a book written centuries ago and deciding it still poses a threat. Not a new manifesto, not a contemporary provocation — but something composed by a…...
Postcard from the Aerial Bridge Over Ship Canal in Duluth
4+ hour ago (108+ words) Duluth’s Aerial Bridge was but a year old when this postcard was mailed on July 12, 1906 — 120 years ago today. Aerial Bridge Over Ship Canal, Duluth, Minn. Second of its kind in the world. Clear span, 400 feet; clear height, 136 feet; total height…...
Well-known Eugene narrator will read from 1961 Canadian classic Friday at Pacific Maritime Heritage Museum • Lincoln Chronicle
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (908+ words) By LORI TOBIAS/Oregon ArtsWatch NEWPORT — If you haven’t heard of The Curve of Time, don’t feel bad. It seems the book, published in 1961, is largely unknown — at least in the United States. But in Canada, the memoir by M....
A city written in poetry: Kahramanmaraş’s 500-year literary story
7+ hour, 51+ min ago (339+ words) The event illuminated Kahramanmaraş’s profound literary journey, showcasing its strategic vision for cultural development, potential for literary tourism and burgeoning international collaborations. For a city whose identity is deeply intertwined with the written and spoken word, the UNESCO designation is…...
Mittelman: Writing is a way to respond to the ongoing crisis of meaning
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (594+ words) I am often asked why I continue to write — what motivates me? The honest answer is that I’m not very good at anything else. In a famous essay published in 1946, George Orwell offered a more thoughtful response. He noted four…...
From Smokey Bear to serial killers: NM stories that shocked the nation
4+ hour, 59+ min ago (14+ words) Albuquerque Journal...
Story Time with Reavis: Atlas, he shrugged
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (92+ words) theparisnews.com When I was asked to be part of a literary conference in Gillette, Wyoming, next month, I jumped at the chance. A great author friend who will also be appearing there offered for us to stay at a…...