Each January the Barnes & Noble bookstore at Shops at Wiregrass highlights a variety of local authors. ...more

January 15, 2010

Summer Reading... ...more

July 24, 2009

Patricia Lorenz has attitude. And I mean that in a good way. When her book "The 5 Things We Need to be Happy" (Guideposts, $15) showed up on my desk, it caught my attention. I don't know about you, but things seem pretty grim these days. If she had the key to happiness, I wanted to know her secret. ...more

June 13, 2009

Stageworks' production of "Brighton Beach Memoirs" is this season's chicken soup for the soul. There's something deeply satisfying about watching an outstanding cast treat timeless family issues, especially when the actors seem to feel genuine affection for one another. ...more

May 18, 2008

Publishers open their hearts as Valentine's Day approaches, and that means a torrent of books about love hitting the shelves. ...more

February 10, 2008

Bernie Belasco learned Morse code as a child and used it to help a Navy ship in distress during World War II, earning himself a chapter in one of the popular "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books. ...more

January 25, 2008