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Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day 2021 by visiting these suburban Portland bookstores Updated 5:00 AM; Independent Bookstore Day looks a little different this year – again. The American Booksellers Association’s annual celebration of indie bookstores is typically held on the last Saturday in April. In early 2020, as the pandemic spread, Independent Bookstore Day was rescheduled to the last Saturday in August, in hopes that bookstores would be operating normally by then. We all know how that story ended. For 2021, with a year of pandemic selling experience under everyone’s belts, Inde...

Hulton Archive/Getty Images What do we do when an author dies with their work unfinished? Do we let it molder in vaults, stash it away in archives, or publish it for all the world to see—even if that’s not what the author intended? The problem crops up more often than you might think, since most authors have many less-than-polished drafts hiding somewhere in their files. And while some authors have asked for unfinished work to be destroyed, doing so just might deprive the world of a treasure. Read on for several examples of unfinished manuscripts from famous authors—some of which you mi...

iStock.com/Jacob Ammentorp Lund There may be no greater repository of analog information than the library, a glorious assembly of printed pages that can take us on adventures, educate us, and fill our days and nights with details of worlds beyond our own—all free of charge. Today, there are roughly 116,867 public and academic libraries dotting the country. To celebrate National Library Week, we've rounded up 25 fascinating facts about these irreplaceable institutions. 1. Benjamin Franklin started up a lending library in 1731. Hulton Archive/Getty Images One of the oldest public libraries in...

Remember these Teesside groups of the 1960s? New book shares stories from golden decade Author Chris Scott Wilson shares musicians’ stories from that golden decade Latest Teesside headlines straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice The explosive 1960s was an innovative time for music. In Teesside alone, budding...

Police release update after Llandudno double robbery Officers say the crimes are linked and are appealing for witnesses to come forward 05:00, 18 FEB 2021 Updated A police officer stands guard at Billy Mac's convenience store in Augusta Street Sign up to our free newsletter for the top North Wales stories sent straight to your e-mail Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have...