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Annual Willa Cather conference focuses on reading the author’s library and a star-gazing walk
Nebraska Examiner via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAs a young girl growing up in Red Cloud, author Willa Cather created a “library” of her books in the...
Book Review: Benjamin Taylor’s brief new biography of Willa Cather displays the devotion of a fan
Associated Press via AOL· 6 months agoBenjamin Taylor has a thing for Willa Cather. This year, the 150th anniversary of her birth, he has...
Awkward! Kevin McCarthy Kicks Off Pride Month By Hailing Famed Lesbian Author
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 12 months agoIt's unclear if the anti-LGBTQ House speaker knew that Willa Cather, who just got a statue in the...
Celebrating Willa Cather's classic works and enduring influence
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFeb. 16—During her life, Willa Cather was "obsessed with her privacy," biographer Benjamin Taylor says. It was that obsession — an understandable one for a woman who was almost certainly a closeted ...
As Banned Book Week approaches, Middletown librarians discuss challenged works in 2022
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMIDDLETOWN — People may not think of the local librarian as safeguarding their civil liberties and...
Opinion: You have to go there to know there; worth reiterating
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRecently, out-of-town friends and I went to Biltmore and found that the cheapest ticket is now over...
41 new books for summer reading in 2024
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoFor your summer reading pleasure, here is a selection of 41 new books to choose from, including ones by Wisconsin writers, with a subset of choices for...
‘A Chance Meeting’ Review: A History of Chat, in Rooms
The Wall Street Journal· 2 weeks agoBOOKSHELF Over the course of the 36 essays in Rachel Cohen’s book about the serendipitous encounters...
Want to go to a fall festival on (or near) Cape Cod this weekend? We have 8 ideas.
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's note: This story has been updated to reflect author Emma Straub's withdrawal from the...
The book ban bandwagon: Jump aboard!
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen Florida HB1467 passed in 2022, most of us were unaware of its far-reaching and potentially damaging eccentricity. Among other things, according to...
