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(Self-released, digital) "It feels strange to fit most of my creative output of the pandemic into this 5x5.5" book," wrote Burlington singer-songwriter Eric George in a March Instagram post promoting his new album, Valley of the Heart. Is the prolific folk troubadour doing something unusual by releasing a pandemic album? Probably not. My reviewer's instinct says a deluge of similarly themed songs and records is on the horizon. But Valley of the Heart is special due to George's focus on the seemingly small and mundane — a meal of bread and butter, a cold cup of coffee, the cover of a...

In "The Sum of Us," Heather McGhee offers a blueprint for how the country can move together toward a better future -- for everyone, writes Biblioracle columnist John Warner.

Growing up, punk music always had a special place in my heart. It offered me a way to let out all of my built-up emotions and frustrations. Recently; however, I noticed that all the punk music I had been listening to growing up consisted of all-male bands. Which disappointed me, because I knew that there must be&#...