December 2021

The Peter White Public Library in Marquette is pictured. The library highlights children's poetry and new non-fiction titles. (Newspaper archive photo) …

Charles P. "Charlie" Conrad de Montclair, whose long career in book publishing included editing some of the biggest names in fiction and non-fiction, died on November 21, 2021 at his home of complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.…

Last summer I watched all 80 episodes of the comedy series vs in three weeks. I did this on my phone, mostly lying on or in a bed. It was the best summer, the summer of Schitt Creek. The main characters, Moira, Johnny, David and Alexis…

While there is a lot to love about "Die Hard," one of them is the villain and "exceptional thief": Hans Gruber. Hans is smart, sultry and performed to perfection by the late Alan Rickman. It was Rickman's very first movie role (after…

Writing an essay on a movie seems like a fun task to do. As part of the assignment, you can watch the film and write an analytical essay on your impressions. However, you will soon find that you are staring at a blank sheet of…

Welcome to the Criterion Corner, where we detail some of the news of the month from the Criterion Collection. # 1106: One night in Miami… (2020, dir. Regina King) During one night in 1964, a Miami hotel hosted four of the most…

The EdTech market has exploded. COVID-19 and hybrid learning / work standardization saw unicorns like BJYU'S and Coursera soar in value. Global impact intelligence platform, Holon AQ, found that by 2021, there were now 32 EdTech unicorns…

Moira Silva offers an upcoming memoir writing workshop. - Courtesy of Moira Silva Starting January 4, West Tisbury Library will be hosting a series of five-week online memory workshops with Moira Silva on Tuesdays!-->!-->…

The best part of my job is that I read a lot. If a St. Louis author has a new book - or even a non-St. Louis' author's new book touches the city so much that it almost always ends up in my mailbox.…

The author of A Rose for Emily is an American gentleman named William Faulkner. As you can guess from the title, the main…