After over a year of being closed to the public, Denver Public Library’s Smiley Branch Library looks forward to opening its doors again in late April. While access will initially be in a limited capacity […]
In the early hours of New Year’s Day 1837, Pete Beatty’s “Cuyahoga” (Scribner, 2020) introduces Big Son, a pioneering American spirit among the likes of Johnny Appleseed and Daniel Boone. Big Son, his “shoulders wide […]
In Las Penas, a small town in New Mexico, thirty-three year old Amadeo Padilla has been chosen to play Jesus in a Holy Week reenactment of the crucifixion put on by the Los Hermanos Penitentes. […]
Residing in North Carolina, The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) are descended from a small group of 800 Cherokee who avoided the forced removal and relocation of the U.S Government-mandated Trail of Tears. With […]
BookBar is known for doing a wide variety of things and doing them well. As an independent bookstore with a small but well curated selection, a wine bar and coffee shop with tasty options, and […]
Stories about time travel frequently pose the question: if you could go back in time and change something, would you? Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s novel, “Before the Coffee Gets Cold” (Hanover Square Press, 2020), looks at time […]
The winter season can be a difficult time each year – the shorter days and extended darkness, the cold weather driving us indoors, and the packed season of holidays that can create stress and pressure. […]
In our day-to-day lives, it can be easy to feel disconnected from the natural world. When surrounded by synthetic objects and materials, plastics and packaging, and processed foods and products, little thought is regularly given […]
Walking home from school one autumn day in their idyllic British town, siblings Matthew, Zoe, and Duncan encounter a scene that fundamentally changes each of them in differing ways. As the trio passes a field, […]
The cooler weather and changing season brings with it the desire to settle into an engrossing read, and this month’s pick is a historical fiction tale that serves mystery and a hint of magic. Afia […]
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