Literature

The literary arts organization centering Black, African and African diasporic artists received a form letter canceling two previously-approved grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Bobzbay and Red Raccoon Games in downtown Bloomington will host Tomes of Terror on Saturday. It's their first-ever horror fiction convention and multi-author book signing. WGLT spoke with Sue Rovens, an indie writer from Normal who is one of 11 authors being featured at the event.

A children's literature expert says a publisher's decision to stop issuing several Dr. Seuss books over concerns about racism is a normal part of societal…

Author David Whiteis believes blues music and blues artists don't get proper recognition as part of the great African-American migration of the 20th…

The Bloomington Public Library will showcase central Illinois writers this weekend at its third annual Local Author Fair.The event is part of National…

Jay Gatsby made the list. So did Hester Prynne, Huckleberry Finn and Harry Potter. Chances are, one of your favorites made the list of “The 100 Greatest…

An associate dean of Illinois State University's Milner Library said his recent trip to the Gulf state of Qatar to help create that country's national…

A longtime fixture of Illinois State University has passed away.Retired Department of English Chair Charlie Harris died in bed with his reading glasses on…

Renee Rosen's new historical novel "Windy City Blues" uses Chicago and its storied blues history as a backdrop to a story about perseverance and coming of…

The Mormon church is often viewed as a patriarchal institution.But, the editor of a new book about the role of women in Mormon marriage says that is not…