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(10/09/18 11:50pm)
“The Best American Short Stories 2018,” edited by author Roxane Gay, is a collection of short stories curated with the current cultural climate in mind. The 20 piece collection is an exploration into what it means to read political fiction and the different forms it can take.
(10/03/18 12:56am)
Hank Green, brother of author John Green, is no stranger to internet fame. He’s behind Crash Course and SciShow on YouTube, and has founded multiple small businesses, including VidCon and Don’t Forget to Be Awesome.
(09/25/18 11:13pm)
Angela Flournoy’s 2015 debut novel, “The Turner House,” is obsessed with obsessions.
(09/17/18 9:15pm)
For the agricultural Midwest, “The Good Earth” is the ideal novel. The story sets a farmer with a starving family against poverty, drought, famine and war, armed with only one thing — his farm and work ethic.
(09/10/18 11:44pm)
Wondering where the archetype of the “bad boy” came from? Look no further than “Wuthering Heights.”
(09/10/18 3:43am)
Outside the Bishop Bar on Sunday evening, a light rain fell from an overcast sky. Cars rolled through mist coming off of the pavement, and a chilly breeze carried a humid breath with it.
(09/03/18 8:46pm)
Graphic novelist, National Book Award winner and Bloomington resident Nate Powell sat down with the Indiana Daily Student to discuss his new novel, “Come Again.” Set in a 1970’s “intentional community” high up in the Ozarks, Haluska and her son, Jacob, have to battle with their own desires, secrets and love as a mysterious monster is out to destroy them.
(08/30/18 11:36pm)
Most airplanes fly. Some, like the airplane on display at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures, were built to be put in the ground.
(08/27/18 9:06pm)
Jenny Xie's debut poetry collection, “Eye Level," is a book that looks around in transient spaces.
(08/20/18 9:21pm)
Ye olden days of fiction had it all. Characters battled windmills, cut the heads off of magical green-colored knights and tricked shepherds into believing a stolen sheep was actually an infant. Break into what the medieval and Renaissance eras had to offer with Dr. Faustus and Don Quixote and read about more medieval literature in future book columns.
(08/18/18 11:24pm)
The adventures of the band Huckleberry Funk may have little to do with Mark Twain.
(08/14/18 1:00pm)
John William’s protagonist, William Stoner, wasn’t esteemed in his work as an assistant professor or as an author. His marriage, his affair and his work relationships failed to bring him fulfillment either — in fact, they turned the screws of misery in his existence.
(07/26/18 10:00am)
As July comes to a close and the stress of fall semester begins to kick in, it's easy to forget you still have some free time to relax. Read through some of the things you can do before the summer ends.
(07/19/18 12:00pm)
Drinking in the summer can be a hassle. It's hot and humid, and some drinks won't taste the same under a ninety-degree sun with no cloud cover. Here are some refreshing options that can be made in under five minutes.
(07/12/18 12:00pm)
Tired of the standard movie-dinner-bar hangout with your significant other or friends? It’s summertime in Bloomington, and nothing stands between you and some different date ideas. Here are a few ideas for next time you want to surprise your significant other, or want something new to do with friends.
(05/24/18 2:30pm)
Returning for its sixth year, Limestone Comedy Festival brings 30 sets and more than 60 comedians at six venues around Bloomington. The festival will run May 31 - June 2.
(05/13/18 12:00pm)
A gianttombstone sat outside City Hall on Saturday morning. The name inscribed on it was “Somebody.” Below it was the epitaph: “He Tried.”
(05/11/18 1:00pm)
Filmmaker Robert B. Weide’s documentary “Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time” looks at the life of Indiana-born author Kurt Vonnegut. In one moment, the film focuses on an asterisk-shaped illustration in his book “Breakfast of Champions.”
(05/10/18 12:00pm)
Whether at Upland Brewing Co. or C3 Bar, Kurt Vonnegut-inspired beers and cocktails will trap you in the amber of the moment. There is no “why,” except the Granfalloon: A Kurt Vonnegut Convergence that starts May 10.
(05/04/18 11:00am)
In 2016, 19,477 students between 18 to 71 years old graduated from IU campuses, according to IU’s website.