Merrifield mother, daughter publish children’s books

BRAINERD — Jill Bauer’s daily drives past a horse farm with her daughter Lexi turned into a storytelling adventure that would result in a series of children’s books. The two horses they saw inside a fence near the road were typically either standing …

Art, Music, and Poetry Converge at Rohmer Gallery

J. C. Hopkins and Linh Luu are looking to make some magic happen in a small storefront on Partition Street in Saugerties. This month, the couple is opening Rohmer Gallery, a space whose mission is inspired by the New York School of the '50s and ' …

Somiari-Stewart and the Art of Reviving African Storytelling

Folalumi  Alaran For generations, storytelling has served as the heartbeat of African culture—a way to pass on values, preserve history, and shape identity. But in today’s fast-changing world, this tradition is under threat. Linda Somiari-Stewart, a …

NDN Girls Book Club brings Indigenous literature, art to pop-up in Klukwan

Last week, families and students in Klukwan gathered in the library to meet members of a rapidly growing nonprofit that hosts pop-up book shops and gives away free Indigenous-centered books. It was one stop in a 10-day tour of the region by the NDN Girls …

LIBRARY COLUMN | Exploring art and colors this summer

It’s time once again for the library’s Summer Reading program to begin! This year’s theme is “Color our World” as we focus on the many ways reading and learning brings vibrance to life.Signing up for summer reading means being connected to the library and …

10 Books to Add to Your TBR If You Love Taylor Jenkins Reid — Or Need a New Read After Atmosphere

It’s officially the summer of Taylor Jenkins Reid! The bestselling author’s new book, Atmosphere, arrives on June 3, and it’s as starry as it sounds. Set against the backdrop of the 1980s Space Shuttle program, the novel follows professor Joan Goodwin, …

‘We want to stop in our prime’: Saint Etienne on their final album, turning down Cher’s Believe, and why pop is a dying ...

In Saint Etienne, it is usually Bob Stanley who suggests the band’s tightly defined album concepts. What if you graft folk melodies to dance music? Make vaporwave about early New Labour? While finishing ambient pop album The Night, released in the dark of …

TBR (To Be Read): In the digital age, books have become art and artefacts

Political Exhibitionists: Ethical Considerations in the Display of Political Art

This article first appeared in the journal Exhibition (Spring 2025) Vol. 44 No. 1 and is reproduced with permission. Contemporary art exhibitions have long been considered places where political ideas can be explored, a space arguably of multiple …

The Dorset books that will help your wellbeing

Not that she’s anything like the ditzy on-screen character, having been a star editor in non-fiction publishing for the last 30 years. During this time, she produced some major best-sellers, including Kim and Aggie’s cleaning books, Gillian McKeith’s You …