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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...

The Joker Turns 75: A look back at his first appearance | Shelf Life

Shelf Life is a  recurring book column where our staff review buzzed-about novels, interview authors and discuss personal favorites. In my relatively short lifetime of...

Q-and-A with Author Alum S.E. Green | Shelf Life

Shelf Life is a  recurring book column where our staff review buzzed-about novels, interview authors and discuss personal favorites. MTSU alumna Shannon Greenland is the...

Review: Chuck Palahniuk’s ‘Fight Club’ | Shelf Life

Shelf Life is a weekly book column where our staff reviews new releases, buzzed-about novels and personal favorites. By Kara Aguilar // Contributing Writer Chuck Palahniuk’s novel...

Our Thoughts on ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ | Shelf Life

Shelf Life is a weekly book column where our staff reviews new releases, buzzed-about novels and personal favorites. Happy Valentine's Day, MTSU. For our latest...

Hill Harper talks Passion, Reason and Courage in Keynote Speech

Actor and author Hill Harper spoke in the Student Union Ballroom Wednesday night as MTSU's Black History Month keynote speaker. Harper, who starred in CBS's CSI:...

Tracy Laird Discusses Austin City Limits’ Impact

By Caroline Morris // Contributing Writer Tracy E. Laird, author of the book Austin City Limits: A History, spoke Wednesday evening at MTSU’s Center for...