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Spellers onstage at the 18th Annual Celebrity Spelling Bee. (Photo by Emma Burden)

Bee-lieve in literacy: Local celebrities support Read to Succeed in 18th Annual Celebrity Spelling Bee

Emma Burden November 10, 2024

Photos by Emma Burden Story by Emma Burden Jolene Radnoti, executive director of Read to Succeed, opened its 18th Annual Celebrity Spelling Bee by asking audience members “What is literacy?”...

Southern Festival of Books 2024 at Bicentennial Park. (Photo by Emma Burden)

Book lovers share stories and connections at 36th annual Southern Festival of Books

Emma Burden October 30, 2024

Featured Photo by Emma Burden Story by Emma Burden When walking through Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park in Nashville, Tennessee, one might see city dwellers taking a break from Nashville’s...

lillian chapman

The Southern Festival of Books gathers book lovers for food, music and reading

Destiny Mizell | Lifestyles Editor October 23, 2023

Featured Photo by Lillian Chapman Story by Lillian Chapman MTSU Write booth with Kristine McCusker on the far right. (Photo by Lillian Chapman). The Southern Festival of Books drew a huge crowd...

Curtis Chin shows off his memoir. (Photo by Baylah Close)

Detroit writer visits Tennessee for LGBT+ College Conference 

Featured Photo by Baylah Close Story by Baylah Close Curtis Chin, a Chinese author, visited Middle Tennessee State University to read an excerpt from his upcoming memoir, “Everything I Learned,...

Local student looks at the bookshelves.

A new place for some old books: The Happy Bookstack

Stephanie Hall February 19, 2023

Featured Photo by Stephanie Hall Story by Stephanie Hall Finding affordable books, movies and video games isn't always easy— especially when you’re a college student on a budget. Here in...

Reining’s Read of the month: "The Fortunes of Jaded Women" by Carolyn Huynh 

Reining’s Read of the month: “The Fortunes of Jaded Women” by Carolyn Huynh 

Destiny Mizell | Lifestyles Editor February 5, 2023

Featured Photo by Jordan Reining Story by Jordan Reining After a year of reading slumps and abandoned book goals, I decided enough was enough. 2023 would be the year I get back on track with my...

MTSU senior Charlotte Daigle, right, is shown with MTSU English professor Dr. Rhonda McDaniel at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Open House at MTSU in November 2022. Daigle, as part of an Undergraduate Research Experience and Creative Activity grant.

MTSU senior composes collection of impactful short stories for honors thesis

Destiny Mizell | Lifestyles Editor December 29, 2022

Luke Cameron | Contributing Writer Photos by Luke Cameron Middle Tennessee State University senior Charlotte Daigle is currently putting the finishing touches on a short story collection that hopefully...

Fiction Book Recommendations for Your Next Read

Fiction Book Recommendations for Your Next Read

Ethan Pickering | Lifestyles Editor February 16, 2022

Story by Maddy Williams | Contributing Writer Honorable mention by Ethan Pickering | Lifestyles Editor Reading provides a myriad of benefits, such as bettering your memory, reducing stress and...

Summer 2021 Reading List

Summer 2021 Reading List

Story by Hannah Plunkett / Contributing Writer Photo by IMDb As we near the end of the spring semester, we are all looking forward to a summer full of rest, relaxation, and a much-needed break…right?...

Book review: "Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass" by Lana Del Rey

Book review: “Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass” by Lana Del Rey

CIM Digital October 9, 2020

Photo Courtesy of NME Story by Ashley Barrientos/Contributing Writer Bittersweet hues of loneliness, regret, heartbreak and wistfulness are gently colored in between the stanzas of Lana Del Rey’s debut...

Comic book workshop helps give artists the power

Comic book workshop helps give artists the power

Sidelines November 11, 2019

Feature Photo Courtesy of Mental Floss Photos and Story by Reana Gibson/Contributing Writer On November 8, MTSU Sandbox held their Comic Book Networking Night at the Student Union. The event was hosted...

From songwriter to author: Charlie Worsham writes book, welcomes it through night of country music

From songwriter to author: Charlie Worsham writes book, welcomes it through night of country music

Sidelines November 29, 2017

Photo and story by LB Rogers / Contributing Writer  Music lovers filled the seats and lined the walls at Station Inn Tuesday night for a Charlie Worsham performance in celebration of the release of his...

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