Well, it's happened — I've turned into one of those people who talks fondly of their formative years through the rose-colored tint of vintage sunglasses popular in the 90s. I never wanted this to happen. The plan was to change with the times and never grow old. Obviously. I suppose a lot of ...

I am so excited about Nnedi Okorafor's visit to Lawrence this November! I'm a bit behind the times discovering the amazingness that is Ms. Okorafor. To catch up, I'm reading her critically acclaimed works, beginning with "Akata Witch," the first book of her beloved "Akata" series, which fans ...

“Brother in Ice” is a recently translated novel by Catalan writer and artist Alicia Kopf; at once, it is also decidedly not a novel. To appreciate the apparently quantum state of the book, we’ll need to start to thinking about ice. It’s cold and solid, but used to be (and might again ...

What would you do if your teenage self showed up on your doorstep? What would you say? How would you respond? It’s an interesting question and a concept that we often think about: “If only I knew then, what I know now.” Now, what if I said there is a book where that exact premise plays ...

Langston Hughes made his mark at the forefront of Harlem Renaissance literature and became the first African-American writer to support himself fully with writing, a career spanning over four decades. His eloquent writing continues to resonate with readers because his words sing of universal ...

“What’s the story?” stream ecologist Jim Sedell constantly asked. I met Jim when the tides of change washed me to Oregon in the early ‘90s, and I was rather surprised when he appeared a couple of weeks ago, in a book. The book, called "Forest Under Story," is an artful collection of ...