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Barnes and Noble hosts Harry Potter event

Barnes and Noble hosts Harry Potter event

Aaron Bonner June 29, 2016

On Friday, June 24th, Barnes and Noble hosted an activity-filled event as part of their book series to get Harry Potter fans excited about the new book, The Cursed Child (Parts One and Two).Barnes and...

New book "Frustrated Witness" examines the mind of a serial killer

New book “Frustrated Witness” examines the mind of a serial killer

Christian Elliot November 3, 2015

For over thirty years author Willis Morgan worked on his book in order to reveal to the public the truth behind the murder of Adams Walsh. Inside the book "Frustrated Witness: The True Story of the ADAM...

Award-winning author Ann Twinam to hold guest lecture

Award-winning author Ann Twinam to hold guest lecture

Ellen Johnson October 1, 2015

Dr. Ann Twinam, an award-winning author and historian, will speak at the first lecture of The University of Alabama’s new Latin American, Caribbean and Latino studies major, according to a press release....

Tommye Wright talks new novel "You Are Cordially Invited to War"

Tommye Wright talks new novel “You Are Cordially Invited to War”

Ellen Johnson September 25, 2015

Tommye Wright, an author based in Birmingham, has released a new book this year called “You are Cordially Invited to War.” The book follows a storyline on the home front during World War II. The plot...

Student Review: Gone Girl (with spoilers)

Student Review: Gone Girl (with spoilers)

Ellen Johnson September 1, 2015

“Gone Girl,” by Gillian Flynn is the gripping novel that has enticed book aficionados and non-readers alike to read its pages from cover-to-cover, for some in a matter of days. After being published...

UA alum publishes new novel

UA alum publishes new novel

Matthew Wilson August 31, 2015

A radiation oncologist and medical director of Anderson Cancer Center in Meridian, Mississippi, Russell Scott Anderson doesn’t fit the stereotypical mold of the reclusive, neurotic author. A jovial man...

Former Cuban Air Force General turned defector to give lecture

Jake Warner June 3, 2015

In his memoir "Inside Castro's Bunker," former Brigadier General Rafael del Pino recalls his experience coming up in Cuba as a 17-year-old, freedom-loving idealist, working his way up to become Fidel...

Young adult fiction applicable to college students, too

Mary Catherine Connors April 1, 2015

As college students, we live on the edge of an age range that seeks to define young adult fiction, although the numbers that constitute that range are often blurred. Preteens to middle-aged adults seem...

Leav explores themes of loneliness, happiness, doubt in short poems

Leav explores themes of loneliness, happiness, doubt in short poems

Tori Linville March 2, 2015

Lang Leav’s writing should probably come with a warning sticker: feelings will be felt.Her debut book of poetry, “Love and Misadventure,” is composed of 75 poems that make a reader want to listen...

UA alumna publishes book about Muscle Shoals history

UA alumna publishes book about Muscle Shoals history

Kathryn Taylor July 15, 2014

With a combined love of journalism and the South’s music history, UA alumna Carla Jean Whitley is sharing these passions through her first book, “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: How the Swampers Changed...

Choosing not to buy into 'The Hunger Games' fad

Choosing not to buy into ‘The Hunger Games’ fad

Jordon Klosky March 28, 2012

Last weekend, millions of people around the country attended showings of the newest box office hit “The Hunger Games.” I was not one of them. There is something in me that absolutely loathes the idea...

Libraries hold book collection contest

Allie Hulcher February 13, 2011

The University of Alabama Libraries are giving students a chance to enter their book collections for a chance to win the fifth annual Book Collecting Contest. The contest is an opportunity for students...