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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...

Author Discusses College Debt at Social Science Summit

Author and professor of Sociology Dr. Joel Best discussed issues concerning student loans and debt this morning as part of a social science seminar...

Children’s Book Illustrator John Hendrix Opens Exhibit at Todd Art Gallery

Renowned illustrator and author of children's books, John Hendrix, opened both a display and a student show in the Todd Art Gallery with a lecture...

Stephen Wade concludes MTSU visit with stories, songs

Renowned folk scholar Stephen Wade concluded his two-day campus visit with a 90-minute lecture and concert in the Business and Aerospace Building on...

Folk scholar Stephen Wade to visit MTSU

Grammy-nominated folk musician/scholar Stephen Wade will visit MTSU this week to give a series of concerts and talks. The main highlight of Wade's visit will be “A Concert...

A look inside the mind of a feminist author

By Melinda Lorge Contributing writer The suburban life, neighborhood gossip and 1960s family structure of the American Movie Classics’ television drama “Mad Men” were familiar to...

Last installment ‘Allegiant’ series worth a read

By Taylor Davis Staff writer “Allegiant,” the final installment in Veronica Roth’s best-selling trilogy barely reached stores Oct. 22 before it was sold-out. Bringing the thrilling trilogy...