Literature
Poet & anti-poet: The duality of Lawrence writer Jim McCrary
Jim McCrary and Judy Roitman, book release and reading 6:30 p.m., at the Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss. This reading is the Lawrence release for local writer Jim McCrary's first "real" book, "All That" — a collection of chapbooks ...
- Local NaNoWriMo authors near halfway point
Local authors and contestants in the Journal-World’s National Novel Writing Month contest are inching closer to that final goal of a 50,000-word novel by the end of November.... - Kansas libraries team up to teach children to read, get fit
It might have taken a few minutes for the group of about 40 preschoolers to stop wiggling around. But as soon as author Doreen Cronin began reading her book Monday afternoon at the Lawrence Public Library, the children were all ears. - Emporia professor’s novel reflects personal experiences
Barry Smith had just missed the breakfast service at the diner in Pratt by 10 minutes. That slight time difference sparked a story. - ‘Life and Death’: Cheng told story of defiance until very end
Sitting on the couch in her apartment near the Washington National Cathedral this summer, the Chinese author Nien Cheng said: “I don’t want you to write about me. When I die, you can write about it. I will die soon.”