literature

Today we wish a happy 90th birthday to Helen Stayer of Olean, at the urging of her daughter, Roberta Mahar. Ninety years ago, Helen Rose, the only dau...

WELLSVILLE — Back on the boards after a COVID-19 hiatus, the Starlight Theatre Company is doing its own take on a 100-year-old play. Thespians will pr...

There is a sequence about 40 minutes into “Dune,” the latest adaptation of the science-fiction novel Frank Herbert co-written and directed by Denis Vi...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Nora Shalaway Carpenter, editor of this year’s All Bonaventure Reads book, will visit campus and address St. Bonaventure’s first-yea...

There’s something about a murder mystery story that humans love — the allure of the unknown, wanting to put a puzzle together, the intrigue of how a p...

WELLSVILLE — Like a happy ending to a romantic comedy, Dylan Newton has come full circle, back to the place that cuddled her young imagination and nur...

OLEAN — Following a successful workshop for Olean High School’s English students over the summer, poet Craig Czury will conclude his program this week...

WELLSVILLE — Local author Dylan Newton will present a mini workshop for teens and adults on “How to Write a Book at Any Age” at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at ...

ALFRED — A new book of nonfiction by Alan Littell, Alfred University alumnus and longtime contributor to the Olean Times Herald, is a memoir of his la...

WELLSVILLE — The Town Theatre of Short Tract will perform the classic play, “The Imaginary Invalid,” Aug. 13-15 at three locations across Allegany Cou...

CUBA — A Thirty-one home décor, bags and storage container party will be held in the McKee-Tri Star Chapter dining room, 3 E. Main St., on Aug. 14 at ...

OLEAN — The Olean Theatre Workshop chose the entertaining and fun twist on the bard’s work for their 13th annual presentation of Shakespeare in the Pa...

Although the weird and niche independent films made by writers and directors who have a specific but unconventional vision in mind aren’t usually bloc...

They say if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, but just because something barely succeeds in the first place doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try to improve what ...

OLEAN — The Friends of the Olean Public Library announces a Flash Used Book Sale through July 6 at the library, 134 N. Second St. The sale includes a ...

FILLMORE — The Wide Awake Club Library is signing up participants up for the “Tales & Tails” Summer Reading program on June 29 from 2 to 6 p.m. The li...

ALBANY (TNS) — John Kennedy Toole never made a penny from “A Confederacy of Dunces.” The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel featuring a disagreeable and arr...

CUBA — The Cuba Circulating Library will be the site of a week-long book sale during the month of June. The schedule is: Presale June 14 from 10 a.m. ...