Garrison Keillor, longtime host of the Minnesota Public Radio show “A Prairie Home Companion,” once said, “a book is a gift you can open again and again.” And while Kindles are convenient and alluring, nothing quite tops cracking a fresh book spine and breathing in the printed pages. Whether you’re stumped on what to buy […]
Literature
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Rochester native taps upstate New York’s mystery and magic in debut novel
Sparrow Hall is a diehard New Yorker — and, unlike many who adopt that moniker, he has made a life out of embracing the state in its entirety. He’s run a microblog touting hidden gems such as the stretch of Route 5 between Amsterdam and Little Falls, soft launched his debut novel by personally transporting […]
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Boa Editions unveils new logo to mark 50 years
For half a century, local press Boa Editions has published about a dozen poetry books per year, using a logo design pulled from Greek mythology. The bard Orpheus, best known as a storyteller and musician, became a fitting symbol for Boa, depicted in the publisher’s logo with his trademark lyre. Rochester-based Ukrainian artist Mirko Pylyshenko […]
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Oral tradition
The second annual Poetry Festival at the Highland Park Bowl hosted by Writers & Books gives voice to important matters.
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Talk of the town
Rochester Speaker Series will bring two nationally acclaimed authors to the region over the next year.
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Local YA author debuts second novel this month
Mackenzie Reed, who is in her mid-20s, has published “The Wilde Trials” with HarperTeen.
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A taste of memory
CITY sits down with Christine Green, managing editor of “(585) magazine” and author of the memoir “Sweet Tooth.”
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Community mourns loss of Writers & Books founder Joe Flaherty
After starting the literary center in 1981, Flaherty was at the helm for nearly three decades.
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Illustrated escapism
The second “Goblin” graphic novel by local illustrator Will Perkins hits shelves on July 16.
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Life goes on in Charlie DeMott Wildey’s apocalyptic novel ‘Lightning Bolt’
The Rochester writer-comedian’s debut depicts artists who keep creating despite catastrophy.
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“High Yella” and Steve Majors’ search for identity
The WNY native will speak about his ‘modern family’ memoir in Rochester on Wednesday.
