Friday, April 19, 2024

Books

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

Featured Photo by Lillian Chapman Story by Lillian Chapman The Southern Festival of Books drew a huge crowd as families, friends and book lovers gathered in downtown Nashville to enjoy the...

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...

A new place for some old books: The Happy Bookstack

Featured Photo by Stephanie Hall Story by Stephanie Hall Finding affordable books, movies and video games isn't always easy— especially when...

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

Featured Photo by Jordan Reining Story by Jordan Reining After a year of reading slumps and abandoned book goals, I...

MTSU senior composes collection of impactful short stories for honors thesis

Luke Cameron | Contributing Writer Photos by Luke Cameron Middle Tennessee State University senior Charlotte Daigle is currently putting the...

‘What are you reading?’ Wednesday

Photo Courtesy of Flickr Story by Steve Barnum / Staff Writer MTSU is home to many bookworms. One can usually find a student around every corner, swallowed...

SLF 2016: Author Ann Patchett on her inspirations and journey

"I didn't want short stories; I wanted to write a novel," said award-winning novelist Ann Patchett, the keynote speaker for this year's Southern Literary Festival. Speaking to...

SLF 2016: Minton Sparks on the healing power of personal writing

She’s been dubbed everything from the love child of Flannery O’Connor and the ghost of Hank Williams, to the only non-country Country singer. A...

MTSU hosting 2016 Southern Literary Festival this week

History is in the making this year — no, we’re not talking about the presidential election. For the first time in its 79-year run,...

Aziz Ansari’s ‘Modern Romance’ analyzes today’s dating scene | Book Review

Story by Shaleyn Anderson // Contributing Writer Aziz Ansari's Modern Romance is an observational analysis on how the task of finding love has evolved over...

10 snow day reads to get your mind off the snowpocalypse

If sledding and snowmen aren’t your thing, and you’re more inclined to curl up next to a fireplace and read a good book, give...