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The mysterious attraction of b

Probably all of us have felt it at one point or another. For some, it comes in the form of an obsession with...

Keep talking

“I knew I was way over my head,” said Beth Macy. As a feature writer for a regional newspaper attempting to write a...

Going big

When Harper Lee’s surprise second book, Go Set a Watchman, was announced earlier this year, lots of questions popped...

ARTS Pick: Edwidge Danticat

Author Edwidge Danticat weaves stories of strong women overcoming hardship and forging new identities in unfamiliar...

Southern accent

It’s a new year but many of us are still catching up on the 2014 books littering critic’s lists. There are plenty to...

Critic Barbara Rich dies

Longtime local reviewer Barbara Rich did not mince words, even in death. “She did not ‘pass,’ she died,” reads her...

The Hairstons on Yardley’s...

Pulitzer Prize-winning book reviewer Jonathan Yardley bowed out this week after 33 years as a critic with The...

Print reimagined

Though UVA has had more than its fair share of renowned professors over the years, the name Charles Smith may not...

Book mark

To celebrate the first birthday of her online literary journal Full Grown People on October 4, editor Jennifer...

ARTS Pick: Star Wars Reads Day

Jedi warriors, dust off your lightsabers, and don your robes, for the annual Star Wars Reads Day is coming. It’s time...