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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.
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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…
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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…
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The Bloomington Public Library will showcase central Illinois writers this weekend at its third annual Local Author Fair.The event is part of National…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Illinois State University creative writing professor Gabriel Gudding specializes is crossing literary genres.His work often mixes poetry with essay,…