literary

With help from a well-worth-a-second-read quote from the late Nora Ephron, Stephanie's "Read On" post reminds us to unplug every now and then—to swap out our computer screens for nature or a nice book

Steep, curvy roads. Cool mountain rivers. The bliss of books. Mulling on vacation, with thanks to the late Nora Ephron

Stodgy, musty and studiously serious? Not today's Library Society as the South Carolina native rocks the Piccolo Literary Festival finale

Summer's bearing down, surf's beefin up. Time to catch the reading wave with surf sensation Kai Dilling

I know, you can't believe you watched another episode of it either... But here we are, so you might as well read on

Max's beloved, brilliant creator goes head to head with our own King of the Wild Things, Stephen Colbert, in this "duel of eyebrows" interview segment

A 270-year-old book's been discovered in the vault of the Charleston Library Society... Quite a treasure, but who gets it?

Bookish voyeurism on the New York City subways lets us read others' reading lives, and inspire our own. Could there be a Lowcountry equivalent?

The artist reconfigures landscapes, reads good stuff, and will blow you away at Friday's Art Walk. Get to know her, and her bookshelf, before you mingle with her on Broad

It's Friday, time to take a break from the bleak War on Women, and dip into some good stories for a change. Lowcountry author Lisa Rentz has just the TGIF freebie you've been waiting for

In honor of National Library Week, and of our local Superheros—the fabulous, under-celebrated, always-resourceful librarians—our first "Meet your Librarian" profile, starring Jennifer Hawes

Get your muse on, amidst the Bridge Run masses!

Because you never really know someone until you know what's on their bedside table... reading wise, that is

A poem offers the perfect antidote when there's too much to do on a Charleston spring weekend

The hazards of idolatry become apparent when a writer fumbles for words when interviewing one of her favorite writers

Sometimes the Muse needs a refresher course—an Outward Bound to sharpen creative survival skills, a high ropes course for writers/artists who need a little endorphin spike....

Celebrating Charleston's prose, poetry and wordy people

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