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Off the shelf
Authors Allison M. Dickson & Terry W. Ervin to visit Centerville Photo: Author Terry W. Ervin’s book Relic Hunted By Tim Walker Contrary to what you may have heard, books are far from dead. In a...
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Reading one-handed: e-book erotica
Local writer Tim Smith scores online with his sexy stories Photo: Local author Tim Smith By Tim Walker Remember the plain brown wrapper? There’s no denying that the digital revolution has changed the...
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The power of the pen
University of Dayton Library hosts Rose Rare Book Collection Photo: William Shakespeare, 1632, second folio by Brittany Erwin Women (and our male allies) have been speaking truth to power for...
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The man who sold the world
Getting to know Kurt in “Cobain on Cobain: Interviews and Encounters” Photo: Kurt Cobain, 2/20/1967–4/5/1994 By Tim Walker Kurt Cobain, 2/20/1967 – 4/5/1994. You hear his name and you picture his face,...
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Trust your gut
Wright State’s Dr. David Novick’s new guide to your internal health Photo: Dr. Novick does a book signing at the Booksellers at Fountain Square, Cincinnati By Tim Walker Looking good and feeling good...
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What’s the message?
Wright State professor Dr. Cheryl Meyer explores suicide note motivations Photo: Wright State’s Dr. Cheryl Meyer with her book “Explaining Suicide: Patterns, Motivations and What Notes Reveal” By Jim...
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A new type of YA fiction
Maggie Stiefvater visits Dayton to promote new book Photo: Maggie Stiefvater (center) and fans spray paint her car in resemblance to an earlier novel By Megan Garrison Young adult fiction is a genre...
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The Vegetable Butcher
Eating clean and green with chef and author Cara Mangini Columbus chef and author Cara Mangini. Photo: Matthew Benson By Paula Johnson Most everyone is now becoming familiar with the trend towards...
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Local talent continues
Author Tim Waggoner speaks at Dayton Metro Library Photo: Dayton horror/fantasy writer Tim Waggoner will speak at the Dayton Metro Library main branch this upcoming Monday By Tim Walker Ask your...
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Time through poetry
Poet Whitney Bell discusses her unique poetry style Photo: Dayton-based poet, Whitney Bell’s newest book is titled “High Street to the Indigo Dream” By Brittany Erwin “But there is magic in the world,...
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Words, words, words
2017’s big English language changes By Ron Kozar It was the first year of the Age of Trump. It was a year marked by a new militancy among blacks, pink-hatted feminists, and campus leftists. And it was...
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The last round
Metaphorically Speaking’s farewell Battle of the Sexes (Clockwise from top left) Jay Martinez, Natasha R. Moreland Spears, Tony Nalls, and Frank Pitts, Jr. By Megan Garrison Just like cats and dogs or...
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Judge a song by its cover
Author Ray Padgett tells the stories behind the greatest cover songs From “Hound Dog” to “Hurt,” Ray Padgett uncovers the great cover songs By Justin Kreitzer Some of the greatest, most beloved songs...
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#MeToo #MeToo #MeToo
Moving on from pain and blame at Brightside Event Venue Co-founder of Empower HER Bridget Flaherty is curating MOVE: A Powerful Evening of Storytelling By Brittany Erwin Picture the best thing that has...
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Through cracked lenses
David Sedaris’ dark humor illuminated at Springfield’s Kuss Auditorium The cracked lenses aren’t in David Sedaris’ spectacles… By Allyson B. Crawford We are living through a world of tension. Each day,...
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Is the Pope Catholic?
Political cartoonist Ted Rall’s graphic Pope Francis biography Kettering native Ted Rall has published over 21 books, his cartoons and editorial column are widely syndicated, and he appears regularly...
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