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In case you hadn't noticed, Nevada is celebrating its sesquicentennial - a Latinate word for 150th birthday. To mark the occasion, the state's…

Libraries across the country are struggling with reduced budgets as a result of the recession. Cuts have come at the same time demand for library services…

The Color Purple, by Alice Walker, 1984 by George Orwell and Howl, by Allen Ginsberg were all banned books at some point in recent history.Banning books…

If you've never heard of Bold Strokes or Blue Stockings, then you probably haven't read much lesbian literature. Those are publishing houses that don't…

What if your brother was accused of murdering 60 people? What would you do? That's the problem facing the main character of Christopher Rice's latest…

The sun is out in full force, so it's time to head to the pool. Don't forget two things: sunblock and a good book. What do you bring with you poolside? An…

When you write a book about high-stakes sports gambling, what do you include? Your job waitressing in a strip mall? Your 280 pound boss named named…

What happens when one of the country's bestselling authors calls up a struggling writer and says, "Hey... want to co-write a book with me?" That's what…

Alison Bechdel came out as a lesbian, then found out her father was gay. She dealt with it the best way she knew how: by turning it into a comic book. The…