Books & Literature
Common interests make book clubs special
Book clubs come in all sorts of configurations: some are organized by genre, some exist to maintain life-long friendships or foster new ones. Some groups prefer to read fiction, others non-fiction, some folks love a mix. They meet in libraries or book stores, in members’ homes, in restaurants. Today, we’re ...
Ursula Rucker to headline urban variety show
Daytonians: Prepare to be offended — and inspired. The Signature: A Poetic Medley Show returns Friday with its unique format of urban creative art, including a live reggae band, spoken-word poetry and dance performances, visual arts, and comedy. And this year’s headliner is ready to embody the eye-opening, soul-moving spirit ...
YSO poetry reader no poet, and he knows it
“Poems,” says Conrad Balliet, “are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. They come from an overflow of powerful feelings. The essence of poetry is emotion, and if one has deep feelings, one can discover deep feelings of others in poetry. But poetry is also about patterns; in poetry and music, ...
Shakespeare marathon to help charity
The entire works of William Shakespeare will be brought to life during a week-long reading marathon titled “Shakespeare for Life.” The event will kick off with the reading of “As You Like It” on Friday evening, April 26, and conclude on Friday, May 3, with the dramatization of “Hamlet.” Over ...
Early environmentalist’s classic gets an upgrade
Earth Day is Monday. Mother Earth has endured a lot over the millennia. The adverse impact that our civilization is having upon the planet in the form of accelerating climate change is becoming more clear with each passing year. Ancient glaciers are receding. The ice caps diminish. Ocean levels are ...
Bernie Gunther series gets even stronger
Bernie Gunther is back. He has worn numerous hats during this long running series by Philip Kerr; police detective, hotel detective, soldier, fake physician and in this latest book, “A Man Without Breath,” he’s a war crimes investigator. Gunther is German. In the 1930s he was a homicide detective in ...
‘What if’ questions inspire Beavercreek author
Of all the places author Kristin Bailey has lived, she says she likes Dayton best. “I grew up in the San Joaquin Valley in California, and after college, intended to teach English, but I fell in love with and married an Air Force guy,” Kristin explains. “With that came the ...
17th annual short story contest accepting entries
Attention, local writers: We’ve opened the call for entries for our 17th annual writing contest, a collaboration between the Antioch Writers’ Workshop and Dayton Daily News. The AWW is providing scholarships to this summer’s workshop as prizes for the contest’s top writers. Top awards: Best in Show from either teen ...
Author won’t oversimplify Latino experience
Raul Ramos y Sanchez is the author of the critically acclaimed thriller trilogy “Class-H,” set in a near-future U.S. torn by civil war. The first two novels, “America Libre” (published 2009) and “House Divided” (2011), have garnered numerous awards, and Sanchez has been featured on National Public Radio and in ...
Downtrodden outcasts pack (and receive) punches
The author Frank Bill lives in the town of Corydon in southern Indiana and has observed as manufacturing in the area has declined. Some of his fellow citizens have turned to crime. There were a proliferation of rural meth labs and a surge in amphetamine addiction. Hard times have contributed ...
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