British novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) sat in his study in Gads Hill near Rochester, Kent circa 1860. He wrote one of the best first lines in literature. Great opening lines to books set the ...

Customers waited in a line that stretched for more than a block on the opening day of the fall Friends of the Library book sale on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. “It’s quite overwhelming whenever you think ...

Seven years ago, Cetonia Weston had a vision of opening a bookstore. This Saturday, it finally comes to fruition with the grand opening of Niche Book Bar in Bronzeville. This Saturday, Niche Book Bar, ...

Any day now. That's the time frame for the opening of Broadway Books & Roasting Co., the new downtown book store and gourmet coffee shop, according to one of the owners. "We're just going to open the ...

Book Bar, a bar concept that blends elements of a cocktail lounge, library, and bookstore, is getting ready to open in ...

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Hosted by Richard Winham, Open Book is a in-depth conversation with writers of local, regional, national, and international renown. July 11, 2025 • (Penguin Books)On this episode of WUTC's "Open Book, ...

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. — A simple “yes” from a Nassau County school librarian isn’t just causing a change in one of the local schools, but could be allowing more possibilities in school libraries around ...