Bookstore: 9 am - 5 pm Cafe: 9 am - 3 pm What does it mean to have been born in Tombstone, Arizona? Phillips will read from Reckon, and be joined in conversation by acclaimed poet Natasha Carrizosa of Ft. Worth, Texas. Flying through masculine silence,…
CULLMAN, Ala. – The night came on, as November nights do, cold and early and quiet. Inside Jubilee Kitchen + Bar, the candles were already lit. Tall tapers flickered against dark walls. Deep crimson cloth pooled across the tables like spilled wine,…
To say Nicole Nelson’s prior training as a linguist influenced her debut novel, "Family Language," is probably putting it mildly. In March 1972, U.S. high-jumper Jane Frederick cleared the bar in front of a large crowd at the Richmond Coliseum. Frederick…
He was standing on a street corner one day when he realized that, though he had a cigar, he had no match to light it. He then decided to wait and ask a passerby. So, when the next man walked…
The chalet where Charles Dickens wrote some of his most famous works has been added to Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register. The Grade I-listed Swiss chalet in Rochester has become increasingly fragile and in need of repair, Historic England…
Shakespeare was born in a town in England. William Shakespeare was a renowned author, poet, play writer, and theatre entrepreneur. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England and baptized on April 26, 1564, at the Holy Trinity Church. The exact date of…
A new parody of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ has arrived with a feline twist. Author and former Canadore drama teacher Rod Carley says the book, ‘The Great Catsby by Hilton,’ is credited to his rescue cat and is now…
The Top Online Resource for Champaign-Urbana Area Families November 4, 2026 By From The Editors Thursday, November 5, 7 p.m. Friday, November 6, 7 p.m. Saturday, November 7, 1 p.m. Sunday, November 7, 7 p.m. Bring the season to a laughter-filled finale with the last production of the CPD’s 2026 Youth Theatre season, Big Adventures,…
“Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty.” — William Shakespeare, Macbeth (Act 1, Scene 5) I saw Macbeth a few months ago, and this time something…
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