Story & Structure

5+ hour, 31+ min ago   (954+ words) Medievalists.net What can castles tell us about the people who built them and the societies they sought to defend? Nicholas Morton reviews Dan Jones’ Castles: A Fortified History of the World, a wide-ranging exploration of fortifications and the many…...

2+ hour, 24+ min ago   (239+ words) Katharine Boyd helped build Weymouth and my storybook North Carolina hometown, but she erased herself from the story By Liz Z Pardue As an adult, I’ve returned to the home to partake in its writers-in-residency program, enjoying Weymouth’s monastic environment…...

2+ hour, 28+ min ago   (281+ words) BELMONT — Author Molly Beer will read from and discuss her biography of Angelica Schuyler Church at 2 p.m. Sept. 27 during a tickets-only fundraiser benefiting an Allegany County Democratic Committee student award. Beer, raised in Angelica — the Allegany County town named for…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago   (51+ words) Amid this year’s celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, at a time when the U.S. president and his administration aim to sanitize U.S. history, “Through Darkness to Light” offers a valuable perspective. ARKANSAS SIGHTSEEING: Haunting exhibit at…...

17+ hour, 20+ min ago   (326+ words) Caterina, Doris and the courage Diari ARA In 2007, the Nobel Prize in Literature celebrated the long, prestigious and committed literary career of Doris Lessing, who received the news with the calm of her 88 years, just as she was arriving home…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (183+ words) thatssotampa.com Book Club: “It’s Hard to Kill a Bougainvillea: From Slavery to the American Dream” by Sylvia A. Alvarez We are excited to announce the next session of the History Center’s Book Club on Thursday, September 17, 2026. This free event…...

13+ hour, 58+ min ago   (436+ words) A Fragment of my Diary I don’t care two hoots what alienation means to other people. Words are like the names of colors or smells. Who knows who sees or smells what? But when …...

21+ hour, 11+ min ago   (454+ words) We're excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Maria. We hope you'll enjoy our conversation with Maria below. Maria, so excited to have you with us today. So much we can chat about, but one of the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (223+ words) WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — A local author and East Side advocate is sharing the history of Booker T. Washington School and the success of its graduates through her book. Readers met local author Brenda Jarrett at Frank and Joe’s Coffee…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (325+ words) Keene native Peter M. Hanrahan has released “Dead Man’s Ridge: The Bravery of American Paratroopers at the Battle of the Bulge,” published Aug. 4 by Stackpole Books. Now a resident of Topsham, Maine, Hanrahan based the book on a full-day interview conducted…...