Kate Birdsall Johnson, a billionaire and “eccentric cat fancier” in the 1800s, lived in an ornate Sonoma castle and financed ...

Fiction For fans of: All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin If you’ve ...

James Beard Award winner Birdsall (The Man Who Ate Too Much) provides an eye-opening exploration of how food has helped shape ...

Some readers claim defendants convicted of certain types of crimes are treated too leniently while others say that law ...

Martin Lee was an outstanding print production consultant – a cross-generational talent who, over the course of his career, ...

Tributes have been paid to Martin Lee – a former managing director of Westerham Press and champion of great design and high ...

When I moved to the Thumb almost six years ago, I considered myself to be a relatively sophisticated person. OK, maybe not “sophisticated,” but my interests lay in things that could be described as ...

From award-winning authors to pop culture's biggest stars, this spring's line-up of LGBTQ+ books may require an extra shelf.

The Bad Axe Area District Library has begun the process of reopening after closing for renovations in February. Library Director Briynne McCrea said Monday that renovation work is still ongoing, but ...

Raymond Perry Birdsall was born July 7, 1954 and passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on February 26, 2025. Perry is the son of Raymond Perry (Ray) and Arlene (Artie) Birdsall.

Now that we have poems available for free on the internet, as well as seemingly countless poets to choose from, it can be challenging to find truly good poetry books. That’s why we’ve talked ...