You've likely heard the saying that goes along the lines of "never meet your heroes" or "meet your heroes and end up ...

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As winter settles in and daylight fades early, Americans long have turned to books for comfort, curiosity and company. The good news this holiday season is that the bookstores which make that habit ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Monty Python’s “Spamalot” is embarking on a quest to hit more than two dozen cities over the next nine months, and Cleveland is the first stop. Based on the cult comedy classic ...

Eric Idle sometime gazes up into the heavens and wonders about something if we ever make contact with aliens: Will they have a sense of humor? “I think the answer must be yes, because it’s about ...

That page turned back in 2019 when the city opened the Mission Hills — Hillcrest/Knox Branch Library about a half-mile to the east. Since then, the building was vacant, but as of Monday, the community ...

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MANHATTAN -- Argosy Book Store is not your ordinary bookstore -- it feels like stumbling upon a secret library in the heart of Manhattan. Founded in 1925 by Louis Cohen, the shop first stood along the ...

Anyone who predicted independent bookstores would be done in by Amazon probably needs to think again. Last year, 256 new independent bookstores opened, the fourth year in a row the number exceeded 200 ...