Literary Arts Section
-
‘Mission to Malawi’ memoir recalls Peace Corps, Black experience
Yellow Springs resident Dr. John E. Fleming has spent much of his life working to bring visibility to American history — in particular, African American history — via his five decades as a historian who has helped establish museums throughout the U.S.
-
Annual Winter Solstice Poetry Reading to return
Slated for Friday, Dec. 6, in Glen Helen’s Vernet Ecological Center, the 13th annual Solstice Poetry Reading will feature 10 area poets, each reading original works that meditate on stillness. Co-sponsored by Tecumseh Land Trust and Glen Helen, the event will also include an open mic, a wine reception and sales of publications from the featured poets.
-
Senior Center series features local writers
On several evenings this fall, in the YS Senior Center’s Great Room, a chorus of shifting paper, scribbling pencils and insightful suggestions are illuminating a string of personal and nonfiction stories.
-
Village novelist debuts ‘Fatal Errors’
Local resident and writer Cyndi Pauwels — known to readers by her nom de plume, C.L. Pauwels — has a new book ready to grace shelves: “Fatal Errors,” Pauwels’ fourth novel, published in August by Crossroad Press.
-
Brooklyn author explores Virginia Hamilton’s magic
Brooklyn-based children’s author Nina Crews recently published “Extraordinary Magic: The Storytelling Life of Virginia Hamilton,” a lyrical picture book biography of one of Yellow Springs’ most famed and beloved writers, Virginia Hamilton.
-
Shakespeare Reading Group to meet Aug. 11
The Shakespeare Reading Group will continue reading A Midsummer Night’s Dream at its next meeting, Sunday, Aug. 11.
-
Villager’s new book engages with ‘inner critic’
A book launch event for “Dear Inner Critic: A Self-Doubt Activity Book” will be held Friday, May 31, 6–7:30 p.m., at Epic Book Shop on Xenia Avenue. The book is currently available at Epic Book Shop and Dark Star Books.
-
Becker to discuss Palestine book
Writer and activist Richard Becker will discuss his book “Palestine, Israel and the U.S. Empire” on Tuesday, May 28, 6-7:30 p.m., at Epic Book Shop, 232 Xenia Ave.
-
Book review | Local complexities in Geisel’s ‘Wheat Penny’
It’s hard to believe that longtime villager Scott Geisel is back already with another Jackson Flint mystery — the third, “Wheat Penny,” set mostly in and around Yellow Springs.
-
‘On the Mad River’ | Villager’s new novel brings Ohio town to life
In the novel “On the Mad River,” author and Yellow Springs resident Lucrecia Guerrero breathes life into a fictional 1980s Ohio town and its inhabitants as they confront a changing world and their own changing desires.
What's New?
Featured Photos
Recent Comments