Good Books and Great Vibes
Southland Provides a Welcoming Spot for Readers and Browsers Bookstores are places of magic: Imagination, ideas, connection. Southland Books is all that with a huge dose of heart. With 70,000 […]
Category: Shelf Indulgence
Writers Build Community in Nature
Tremont Writers Conference to Present Library Panel October brings vibrant fall colors to Tremont. For three years now, it also brings world-class writers. The Tremont Writers Conference, begun in 2023, […]
Curated Brings Words to Life
Everybody has a story. But people need the space, time and encouragement to tell those stories. That was the inspiration behind Curated, a reading series held at The Bird and […]
Sparking Smiles: Author Donn King on Writing
Writer Donn King has learned that creativity and connection are life-giving. As a caregiver for his disabled daughter, King, who has ADHD and depression, knows what it’s like to lose […]
Crazy Tales: Author Suzy Wall Trotta on Writing
Suzy Wall Trotta comes by her gift naturally. “I have always loved to tell stories,” she says. She credits her father, “a natural storyteller,” with instilling the drive to write […]
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Let’s Go Behind the Scenes with the Blount Co. Friends of the Library There’s a surprise hiding in the basement of the library. Actually, there’s 50,000 of them. The Blount […]
Calling Blount Writers
“Writers come to writing from all kinds of backgrounds and with a variety of hopes for their writing. Some hope to be published, of course, but just as many want to record family stories or do it for their own pleasure.”