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Books

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

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?” For...

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

Featured Photo by Emma Burden Story by Emma Burden When walking through Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park in Nashville, Tennessee,...

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,...

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...

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...

M.A.C.K. 2016: An Unconventional Convention

Story by Matthew Burnette // Contributing Writer | Photos by Michael Patton // Staff Photographer Captain America, a Ghostbuster and Green Arrow. Though usually only together...

Murfreesboro Anime and Comic Kon returns with panels, artists

The fifth annual Murfreesboro Anime and Comic Kon will open its doors to cosplayers and comic enthusiasts at the Clarion Inn on Jan. 16-17. Past...

‘The Sonnet Man’ Returns to MTSU for ThesCon

Hip-hop artist The Sonnet Man will be teaching Shakespearean workshops at MTSU as part of Tennessee State Thespian Society’s ThesCon festival on Jan. 15-16. Devon Glover, The...

‘Ya-Yas’ author Rebecca Wells shares stories, writing advice with MTSU and Nashville

Rebecca Wells, author of the critically acclaimed series Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, always had stories to tell, even if she claimed they...