Former Reader illustrator releases book
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Reader fans might recognize the name Daniel Cape as a talented illustrator who helped this newspaper find its voice during the first few years after returning to print in...
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Emily Articulated: Libraries
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I’ve loved libraries my whole life, starting with the Lettie Jensen Community Library, perched picturesquely on a riverbank in my hometown. This library was a middle point on the...
Mad About Science: Novels
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Libraries possess one thing in spades: novels. What exactly constitutes a novel? A novel is a narrative work of fiction that focuses on characters moving a plot over the...
Emily Articulated: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I’ve always loved children’s books. Their sweet simplicity can condense all the wonder of life into a few uncomplicated pages, weaving wisdom between rhythmic lines and whimsical illustrations. The...
Turning a new page
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff For someone who firmly classifies herself as a book lover, I sure spend a pitiful amount of time reading. Don’t get me wrong — this job requires an immense...
New local lit hits the stands
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The novels of Hope writer Bill Percy center on the kinds of issues you’d find in the news: school shootings, tax evasion conspiracies, sex trafficking in rural America and...
The big story behind one little tree
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Nancy Cerra-Medland is fond of the term, “new adventure.” “Life needs to be full of those,” she said. “You can’t be complacent, or miss out on opportunities. Try something...
The ride of your life:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For Nick Appl, snowboarding is more than just sliding down a hill and yelling “yippee.” In Appl’s new book “Snowboard Wisdom: 100 Reflections on Life and Riding,” he uses...
