12+ hour, 57+ min ago   (651+ words) We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Jazz Egger a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below. I think I’ve always had a very active inner world. Even as a kid, I was constantly making up stories,…...

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20+ hour, 54+ min ago   (205+ words) Approximately 40 people filled Allison’s Goods in downtown Fullerton on Saturday afternoon, September 12, 2026, for the launch of Return to Storytelling: An Inverted Ethnography, the latest book by local author and Cal State Fullerton anthropology professor Karen Stocker. The 2 pm event left…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (154+ words) AROUND THE TOWN CHICAGO Richard’s storytelling skills are nicely honed, and she engages the audience beautifully. Her narratives are structured well, using excellent sensory details, and she moves nicely from one episode in her life to the next, making her…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (414+ words) A new biography by Cornell literature scholar George Hutchinson examines how Harlem Renaissance writer Jean Toomer's ideas about race shaped his fiction, public identity and personal struggles. Hutchinson's book argues that Toomer sought an American identity beyond the racial categories…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (511+ words) In the camp, they cannot pronounce my name So they have given me a new one I have lost everything Please ask me my name Laura Kraftowitz, who co-founded City of Asylum with Edward Salem, said the installation is an…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (428+ words) As gender dominance and the marginalization of women translators and writers continue in the Kurdistan Region, women continue to establish their mark in the cultural field through self-development and individual efforts. In this context, writer and translator Shida Marouf said…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (182+ words) Despite centuries of systemic oppression, cultural theft, and manufactured lies, Black identity remains an undeniable source of profound honor, intrinsic value, and deep, unshakeable joy. We are judging our identity by the brilliance of our people, rather than the cruelty…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (209+ words) Emmy® Award-winning comedian, actor and producer Katt Williams is hitting the road this fall for a book tour presented by TextNow, in support of his highly anticipated memoir, “Nine Lives, No Wives, and 69 Concubines,” coming out October 20, 2026, with 13a, a division…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (394+ words) By Hannah Spence | New Pelican Writer Pompano Beach – More than three decades after her passing, Florida civil rights pioneer Nellie “Nell” Ford Poitier continues to exert a profound influence on her community. Her enduring legacy received permanent recognition this week…...