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Adam Haslett's compelling novel focuses on the strained relationship between an asylum lawyer and his mother. It's a ...

Jennifer Power, at left, who teaches language arts at Montessori Academy for Peace in Decatur, talks with student Addison ...

As baseball comes together at the Oakland Arena to celebrate the life of a legend, those who knew him best share tales of his ...

A reading group for actors and playwrights, New Plays Aloud is facilitated by longtime Pier One contributor, Kate Rich. The ...

Mark your calendars for World Read Aloud Day and discover the transformative power of storytelling - there’s a reason this ...

Caroline Kennedy said in a scathing letter about her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., that she felt "an obligation to speak out ...

Charlotte Wood’s novel, a Booker Prize finalist, follows an atheist whose mysterious path led her to live among nuns in a ...

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The names of the 29 victims, including a woman pregnant with twins, were read aloud and a minute's silence held as a public ...

Becoming known as a Lewis expert probably would have kept me from spending six-plus decades of writing energy producing ...

Building is now complete, but empty, and hosted two events for donors last week. A public open house is Feb. 2. Columnist ...