7+ hour, 55+ min ago   (152+ words) Prefer Newsroom on Google “I could live here. Go fishing. Write a great New Zealand novel.” “You’d be bored out of your mind after two weeks. As would I.” “I guess. We’re city people now.” “Less hilarity, more work,” Ivan…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago   (346+ words) 22nd Annual and Gala & Auction: Marrakech in the Moonlight. An elegant evening on Friday, Aug. 28, at the Westmoreland Club to celebrate the Osterhout Free Library and raise money for the free educational programs and services it offers the community throughout the…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago   (278+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Laufey is the 2026 spokesperson for Library Card Sign-Up Month, an American Library Association initiative celebrating the power of libraries to support their communities. Special edition Laufey Book Club library cards are coming to Timberland Regional Library…...

3+ hour, 27+ min ago   (188+ words) Cars have always been about more than transportation. They connect people, places, and the stories that happen along the way. A memorable drive can turn an ordinary road into part of the experience, especially when the right machine and the…...

3+ hour, 49+ min ago   (158+ words) In the real world, however, each of these five novels was deeply influenced by the time during which they were written, with Pargin bringing up the edgy cynicism of the ’90s Clinton era which informed John Dies at the End and…...

29+ min ago   (648+ words) Twitter is not all bad. I happened to see a query go by a couple weeks ago from the editor of War on the Rocks, asking for recommendations for historical fiction, not about war. Two people I admire responded with…...

5+ hour, 39+ min ago   (264+ words) The finalists for the Washington State Book Awards have been announced, and “Black Gold” by Bob Wyss of West Seattle is on the list! Here’s the announcement: “Black Gold, The Rise, Reign and Fall of American Coal” today was named…...

4+ hour, 55+ min ago   (623+ words) Be sure to check out our full 2026 Fall Arts Guide to live music, movies, art, theater, festivals and more in the Bay Area. Horror for fall? Groundbreaking. I didn’t set out to put together a list of creepy, suspenseful and,…...

11+ hour, 4+ min ago   (964+ words) You could say Anthony Franze had a successful case of double vision. His first vision didn’t turn out so well. His second made him a bestselling crime fiction author. His original vision for becoming an author—if you could call…...

7+ hour, 22+ min ago   (220+ words) Published 10:30 am Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Gregor Craigie, author of Saving Wolfgang, has been named a finalist for the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People, one of six awards announced on Aug. 25 by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC)....