Click to enlarge *Pittsburgh Author Spotlight*Go away by Zoje StageReleased August 17 via MulhollandThriller, 384 pages Pittsburgh’s Zoje Stage, whose first novel Deciduous teeth was an international bestseller, returns with a new horror-tinged thriller. Since their teenage years, sisters Imogen and Beck have been best friends with …

Book Aid International is now one of the charities that users of the Novus banking app can choose to support, based on their purchases. Since 2019, one of the beneficiary programs of Book Aid International is Echo 100Plus for refugees in Greece, an aid initiative launched on the island of …

Rehabilitation psychologist Dr. Roy Aloni discusses MS distress and explains how an app can help MS patients. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that can affect the brain and spinal cord, causing a wide range of potential symptoms, including problems with vision, movement of the arms or legs, feeling, and …

Artist Daren Todd, known for his vibrant colors and abstract work, is our guest artist at the Portland Book Festival 2021. We recently chatted with Daren about his work and what he loves about Portland. You are a musician, songwriter and visual artist. Do these different creative activities inform each …

EDITOR’S NOTE: For more on some highlights from this year’s Utah Festival of the Arts literary arts program, check out articles on BIPOC’s literary program here, AM Luzzader and Chadd VanZanten here, Danielle Susi and the student writers from the SLCC here and the independent and team poems slams here. …

In an effort to keep our spectators, artists, volunteers and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, Literary arts will require proof of full COVID-19 vaccination, or one negative test result (within 72 hours) from a healthcare professional, for entry in our events and in-person classes. Masks will also be required …

Procter & Gamble’s Always menstrual care brand aimed at boosting girls’ confidence, and Thrive globally, a leading behavior change technology company founded by Arianna Huffington, has announced the launch of the Always You app, a period tracking and wellness app that helps #EndPeriodPoverty. This free mobile app is designed to …

Navigating the world of online dating can be intimidating, confusing, and a little scary. Are you going to meet the expectations of a potential partner? Will this person live up to your expectations? What are the possibilities ? For people who can’t have sex for medical or emotional reasons, these …

By Taylor Lorenz New York Times Six years ago Lindsey Lee Lugrin, an aspiring social media designer and model, was lucky enough to feature in a Marc by Marc Jacobs ad campaign. She was paid $ 1,000. Lugrin was delighted. But after seeing her face plastered on billboards and in …

PORTLAND OR – The avant-garde and transgender writings of acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, whose novels and short stories have increased appreciation for science fiction and fantasy, are celebrated with a new Forever stamp – the 33rd of the Postal Service Literary Arts series. The stamp was unveiled today …