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Let’s Go to the Mall: An ‘80s Seek-and-Find

April 6, 2025

By Erin WoodIf you’re a nostalgic ‘80s fan and love to go on the hunt Where’s-Waldo-for-adults style, you can’t miss Little Rock illustrator Sally Nixon’s

Read Between The Wines

February 3, 2025

Literacy is key to living, as well as enjoying, life. So, all advocates of the written word should consider attending “Read Between The Wines,” a

Shop Local Books This Season

December 2, 2024

According to the American Booksellers Association, nearly a quarter of independent booksellers’ annual profits come from holiday sales. With holiday book-buying dollars, consumers can make

From Almeda to Zilphia: Arkansas Women Who Transformed American Popular Song

September 30, 2024

By Erin Wood A new illustrated book about the musical and cultural impact of Arkansas women launched on September 17. “Women’s stories were underrepresented in Arkansas

Two AR Books Represented at National Book Festival in D.C.

September 1, 2024

By Erin WoodTwo 2024 Arkansas Center for the Book “Great Reads” selections represented our state at the 2024 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., in

2024 Six Bridges Book Festival

July 31, 2024

By Erin WoodThe Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) has announced the lineup for the 2024 Six Bridges Book Festival, which will be held September 23-29,

Lottie Deno: A Novel of the Civil War & the American Southwest By Frank Thurmond

June 28, 2024

By Erin WoodLittle Rock author Frank Thurmond says his latest novel “is inspired by fascinating historical events and real-life characters (including the author’s own 19th

From Almeda to Zilphia:

June 5, 2024

Arkansas Women Who Transformed American Popular SongBy Stephen Koch • Illustrated by Katherine Strause By Erin Wood Bonnie Dodd became known as a songwriter and steel

From Almeda To Zilphia: Arkansas Women Who Transformed American Popular Song

March 2, 2024

By Erin WoodArkansongs, the award-winning syndicated radio program examining Arkansas people, places, and especially its music, celebrated its 25th year on February 18 at The

We Are Animals: Essays on the Nature and Politics of Motherhood

November 25, 2023

By Erin WoodConway resident and UCA Creative Writing professor Jennifer Case’s book We Are Animals: Essays on the Nature and Politics of Motherhood will be

Arkansas Books: “Quantum Pearls: Finding Spiritual Wisdom in the Mundane Moments”

November 9, 2023

By Erin Wood A long list of accolades makes up the curriculum vitae of Dr. Christopher M. Jones: MIT-educated rocket scientist, holder of four additional