To help jump start your 2026 reading, especially if you need to get out of a reading slump, we’ve got nine suggestions that range from literary fiction to thriller to poetry. These books are around or ...

Some of these writers from western North Dakota tell the stories of far off lands, such as Norway and Paraguay, but some ...

Why aren't you reading more poetry? Perhaps you don't know where to begin — in which case, listen here, for a guide. Join ...

Happy New Year, one and all. January 2026 begins with Mercury, our planet of plans and words, the mind and the mouth, moving ...

There will be a public reading of Ursula K Le Guin’s "Unlocking the Air" on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at Putney Library.

The true pleasure of literature can be found in bizarre, demanding works such as Your Name Here, by Helen DeWitt and Ilya ...

Soviet New Years, a ritual that survived the country’s dissolution, may be in danger of slipping away.

Godmothers Grow: The Sacred Circle with Diana Raab, Ph.D., a space to gather, reflect, and connect with kindred spirits ...

BRAINERD — The Heartland Poets, an area chapter of the League of Minnesota Poets, will meet from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, in the large room of the Brainerd Public Library.

The Joe Gouveia Outermost Poetry Contest is now accepting submissions, according to a community announcement from WOMR. The deadline to submit is Jan. 12, 2026.

Megan Grumbling is a poet and writer who lives in Portland. Deep Water: Maine Poems is produced in collaboration with the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. “On the Way to Lubec” appeared in the ...