Literature Wakes to the Light of Easter Season

J.R.R. Tolkien called it “eucatastrophe” — the sudden turn to joy. It’s a pattern echoed in the best of literature and fulfilled in Christ’s rising from the dead. As we bask in the glory of the Easter season, celebrating the Resurrection, it is a good time …

Ukrainian book among EBRD Literature Prize finalists

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has  announced the three finalists for this year’s EBRD Literature Prize. Independent judges of the European Bank choose novels translated into English from Ukrainian, Croatian and Polish. They …

Nature literature festival set to take place in west Wales next week

Reading the Wild / Darllen y Gwyllt tickets A new literature festival showcasing the best of nature writing both in Wales and further afield will take place in west Wales next week. On May 9th & 10th ‘Reading the Wild/ Darllen y Gwyllt’ will be …

Ecology and literature come to life in a special community conversation

Body A live virtual community conversation with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer will be held Wednesday, June 4, at 7 p.m., at Imagination Station’s KeyBank Discovery Theater. Kimmerer is a scientist, ecologist and award-winning author. During the conversation, …

Swindon Literature Festival to feature Richard Dawkins and Ivo Graham

The festival will begin at 5.30am on May 5 with the Dawn Chorus event in Lawn Wood in the Old Town. The launch will be followed by a week of author talks, performances, films, walks, and workshops at various locations across Swindon including the Arts …

Photos: The 75th annual Greater St. Louis Book Fair draws literature lovers and collectors

People pick through the book selection at the Greater St. Louis Book Fair in the Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park in west St. Louis County on Thursday, May 1, 2025. The 75th annual event, which organizers say is one of the largest charity …

EREF expands PFAS literature review

Exclusivism at its worst in literature

IN Pakistan, those who write and publish should be celebrated, especially women, but the lack of institutional support is staggering. Bookstores rarely market self-published works, and a social media post from a major retailer — something that could …

Center for Israel Studies hosts literature roundtable with editor at Israel’s leading publishing house

Professor Lior Libman spoke with Noa Menheim, editor-in-chief of Hebrew Literature in the Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir publishing house, about changing trends in Israeli literature since Oct. 7. Addressing trends in Israeli literature amid the ongoing war in …

Comedy troupe invites audiences to laugh at literature

If You Go What: “All the Great Books – Abridged” When: Friday at 7:30 p.m. Where: K.S. Gross Auditorium in Carver Hall, Commonwealth University – Bloomsburg How much: Tickets range from $5-$15 More information: “Arts in Bloom of Commonwealth University – …