Around 160 students from all across the U.S. and Canada came to showcase their work in the 32nd National Undergraduate Literature Conference, held annually at Weber State University, with an opening banquet...
“You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt,
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.”
This is the first stanza of Maya Angelou’s famous...
Dr. Victoria Ramirez, Weber State University English professor, has released a Revolutionary War-era novel entitled, “The Mistress of Fort Neck Inn.”It's the story of a young woman who struggles...
There was standing room only in Booked on 25th on Sept. 20 as about 30 people gathered to hear poet Ishion Hutchinson read several pieces from his new book "House of Lords and Commons" and his earlier...
Ever wondered how fast you could hit a speed bump and live or how long a nuclear submarine would last in orbit?
“What if?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions” is a great...
"My dad has run this conference for 31 years. I was five years old when it started. My entire life I have been brought up to hear these writers … there is no question to me that what people write...
“Our doubts are traitors/ and make us lose the good we oft might win/ by fearing to attempt,” Lucio said in William Shakespeare's play "Measure for Measure." Many people think reading Shakespeare...
Vince Font, the owner of a local business called Glass Spider Publishing, has a new perspective on writers getting published that he would like the public to know about.
“(Glass Spider) is offering...
When author John Draper set out to write "A Danger to God Himself," he had one thing in mind—"To write a novel that would skewer Mormonism." However, by the end of the process, his beliefs changed about...
During Halloween we tend to see horror and gore all around. From the books we read and the movies we watch, to the clothes we wear and activities we participate in, this holiday brings out the horror...
With Halloween quickly approaching and the return of "The Walking Dead," I started to think about zombies, and how they’ve risen from a semi-obscure legend to a spot among other classic monsters in...
Hastings Entertainment store hosted its annual Authors Fair on Sunday at the Ogden Marriot, with 40 local authors exhibiting their newest works.
The authors fair is an opportunity for local authors...
