It’s about time a novel tackled the challenges that intersect aging and desire. Old people having sex has long been a taboo subject in a culture that masquerades aging as an undesirable fate. We need concealer and anti-wrinkles cream to hide the battle scars of a well-lived life.
Nearly four years ago, on a cloudless Friday afternoon in downtown Los Angeles, the 13-year conservatorship saga of Britney Spears was declared officially over. The storyline had been in the news for months, largely thanks to the efforts of the “Free Britney” movement, and I was one of a dozen or so reporters who sprinted out of the hearing room at Stanley Mosk Courthouse that day to dial their editors or whip out their laptops.
Since 2018, Eduardo Chavez has been on film tours promoting his documentary, “Hailing Cesar,” to colleges and high school students which chronicles his journey to better understand the legacy of his grandfather, labor leader Cesar Chavez.
In “The Reformatory,” author Tananarive Due blends historical fiction and horror to tell the story of the Gracetown School for Boys, a fictionalization of the institution Dozier School for Boys set in Florida in 1950.
To celebrate the publication of her latest book, “Mostly Sweet, Lovely Human Things,” former Ellensburg Poet Laureate Marie Marchand will discuss that unique position with Coeur d’Alene Poet Laureate Jennifer Passaro and Spokane Poet Laureate Mery Noel Smith.
Mitch Albom’s new novel, “Twice,” is about a man with the miraculous ability to travel back to any point in his life and make a different choice. A few hours after starting “Twice,” I knew exactly which choice I would make differently.
As a clinical and systems psychologist, Shann Ray is well-versed in discussing the intricacies of romantic relationships. The 30-year Gonzaga University professor specializes in something called forgiveness studies: the idea that the act of forgiving can reap rewards for your well-being.
LeAnn Bjerken wrote the oldest poems from her debut poetry collection, “Ordinary Omens,” during her time as an MFA candidate at Eastern Washington University, but the book found its focus when she attended a workshop at Spark Central with Spokane author Laura Read. The workshop was about tarot cards, and the participants picked a card and wrote based off the images found in their card. Bjerken pulled the “magician” card.
On the heels of Washington State Book Awards crowning Lora Senf’s “The Loneliest Place” a finalist for young readers, the Spokane author is releasing her latest middle reader horror – “Pennies” on Tuesday, Sept. 23. Those looking to meet the “Blight Harbor” series creator in person can find her at Wishing Tree Books for the Perry Street Fair on Saturday, Sept. 27.
Children’s book author and illustrator Sophie Blackall was working on the drawings for her new book, “Stella & Marigold: Mermaids and Mix-Ups,” when she had an idea.
