Word on the Street

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

Finally the sun is out, and last night—as it slipped behind the Dock Street Theatre—we celebrated the golden hour with the Lowcountry’s best poetry reader, reading her own work

Craving stillness and focus in the artsy chaos of Spoleto? Take cover under this inspired artist's tent

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

It's National Bike to Work Day....but hey, so is everyday when you're a bike writer....

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

Head over to the South Carolina Aquarium Monday evening for a trifecta: see the new lemur exhibit, support sea turtle rehab and treat yourself to Mary Alice Monroe's new book, Beach House Memories

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

Dish with author Katie Crouch on Friday at Blue Bicycle Books. Bonus? A short and sweet poem for your Tuesday....

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

Grab a poem, or a dozen, go ahead~crack it open. Scramble it up. Read the words over and over again, over easy. Hatch something poetic in National Poetry Month and National Library Week.

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....