“A Calling for Charlie Barnes,” the new novel from Joshua Ferris, is wonderfully wry and consistently appealing.
Vincent is having a moment. There are no fewer than five different “immersive” Van Gogh shows traveling around the country — including one that just opened at the Birmingham convention center.
You might not know much about K-pop, but I can guarantee your tween and teen kids are crazy about the all-boy group BTS and the all-girl group Blackpink.
“The War for Gloria” is the turbulent and deeply moving new novel from Atticus Lish, author of the award-winning debut book “Preparation for the Next Life.”
“The War for Gloria” is the turbulent and deeply moving new novel from Atticus Lish, author of the award-winning debut book “Preparation for the Next Life.”
The pandemic robbed us of two years of freedom and of marking things off our bucket lists.
“Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer, an oil painting and autumn is a mosaic of all of them.”
At the center of “Small Pleasures,” the new novel from Clare Chambers, is the possibility of parthenogenesis — virgin birth — during the middle of the last century in a small English community.
There’s double learning and enjoyment in one day’s time on Nov. 16. The two events are for all ages, but especially for future generations. A midday book review and luncheon will center on a collection of personal stories and insights about 9/11 by 17 American authors. That evening, the fare…
Jai Chakrabarti’s “A Play for the End of the World” is his first novel, and it is an absolute treasure.
“The Guide” marks Peter Heller’s welcome return to one of the main characters of his 2019 blockbuster “The River.”
Preservation in Calhoun County is a valuable thing for those of us who treasure local history. But there is preservation of another kind: reminders in writing of good times around the dining table.
On LANY's new record, “Gg bb xx,” the new songs are raw with emotion.
“The Jealousy Man and Other Stories” is a collection by Jo Nesbø, best known for “The Snowman” and 11 other novels featuring police detective Harry Hole.
The Knox Music Club of Anniston, later known as the Knox Concert Series, presented its very first concert in the old Anniston High School auditorium at 17th Street and Leighton Avenue in April 1946. The featured artist was pianist Stanley Fletcher playing the works of Frederic Chopin.
New sights and sounds as entertainment this month will put us in an art state of mind. The JSU Jazz Ensemble will perform lively rhythms and a blend of harmonies, while a showing of faculty art and photographic images by a visiting artist present the adventure of discovering a variety of mus…
“The Man Who Died Twice” is the second Thursday Murder Club mystery from Richard Osman. It’s even better than its predecessor.
People in our area have traveled far and near. The military has taken those in uniform to many parts of the world. However, it’s likely that few have been inside churches, cathedrals and cemeteries in each culture to focus on art representing faithful people serving in their time in history.…
The War and Treaty is the husband-and-wife musical team of Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Blount, with heavy roots in R&B, soul and old-fashioned gospel stomp. I interviewed them in 2019 and wanted to catch up before their tour date in Huntsville on Oct. 16.
Talladega Armstrong Osborne Public Library hosted author Susan Beckham Zurenda on Thursday evening for a book signing and presentation on her novel and the history of “cousin culture.”
“Bells for Eli,” the first novel from Susan Beckham Zurenda, not only owes a debt to Southern history, but to Southern literary history as well.
Toad the Wet Sprocket issued two well-regarded college radio albums in 1989 and 1990. They were able to tour and eke out a respectable existence. Their 1992 third album, “Fear,” would catapult them to world stardom. The singles “All I Want” and “Walk on the Ocean” were the vehicles to break …
Memories are made of this
Tim Lockette always wanted to be a writer. Formerly a reporter for The Anniston Star, he currently teaches at Jacksonville State University and just celebrated the release of his second book, “Tell It True.”
