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May 29, 2012
"Bonehead," "Cowardly," "Treachery": Supporters Fight to Save the University of Missouri Press
Well, that didn't take long. Alerted to the planned demise of the University of Missouri Press, supporters are attempting to rally an organized resistance on Facebook. Save the University of Missouri Press has already garnered more than 400 supporters -- or at the very least, "likes," -- as well as ... More >>
News
March 15, 2012
With The Might Have Been, rookie novelist and Webster U prof Joe Schuster hits one out of the park at age 59
Blogs
January 4, 2011
Huck Finn Gets 21st-Century Makeover
image viaHuck and Jim as they appeared in the first edition of Huckleberry Finn in 1884.You all remember Huckleberry Finn, right? That 1830s Missouri urchin who finds himself adrift on the Mississippi River with a black slave named Jim and learns to appreciate Jim's fundamental humanity and, ... More >>
Blogs
August 17, 2010
Franzen Love-Fest Continues
Blow out your candles, Jon.Today marks the 51st birthday of Jonathan Franzen, the novelist formerly of Webster Groves (although he has not really lived there since he left for college -- in the East of course) and now the author of the much-lauded new novel Freedom. Early reviews in such prom ... More >>
Blogs
July 22, 2009
The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 7.22
A different kind of food safety: Don't eat and drive. (New York Daily News)Did Julia Child approve of blogger Julie Powell's movie-inspiring attempt to cook the famous chef's recipes? (Publishers Weekly)More on the Julia/Julie controversy from famed cookbook editor Judith Jones. (Slashfood)
News
April 15, 2009
Lit Up: Keisha Ervin's gritty tales of the St. Louis streets have made her one of the nation's hottest purveyors of urban fiction
News
February 4, 2009
St. Louis Serenade: Seven years in the making, Kyle Beachy's debut novel is a love letter to the Gateway City
Culture
August 11, 1999
BANK NOTES
First-time author Melissa Bank offers wildlife tips from her Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing