literature

LAROCHELLE, France — Tom Krampf is familiar to many as the unofficial poet laureate of the Olean, N.Y. area. He and his wife Francoise, lived on a far...

Mothers — birth mothers and anyone who gives care, love and guidance to a child — are the glue that keep families, neighborhoods and communities going...

JAMESTOWN — An annual tradition for Jamestown Community College’s Alumni Association will look a little different in 2021 — but the spirit behind it w...

BRADFORD, Pa. — The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will host an online artist talk Tuesday with Michelle Vitali, a working forensic artist and p...

ST. BONAVENTURE — The latest issue of St. Bonaventure University’s peer-reviewed journal Cithara marks a publication milestone with a focus on compara...

As one of the most read, most published and most famous authors of the 19th century, the works of Charles Dickens have been adapted into stage plays, ...

Of the countless tragedies we’ve suffered through in 2020, the death of actor Chadwick Boseman at age 43 was arguably the hardest in the movie industr...

I met him only once. It was 21 years ago, in Athens, Greece, on the occasion of a speech he gave growing out of his wartime exploits as a British spec...

It’s never a bad time to count our blessings, but this week leading up to Thanksgiving often brings more to mind. Many of us are talking about current...

The 20th novel by Alfred University alumnus Robert Littell — “Comrade Koba” — will appear in bookstores nationwide Nov. 10. Published by Overlook Pres...

The city owes much to the numerous volunteers — members of the community — who help to weed and clean up Olean’s many garden spaces. The City of Olean...

There are countless lists of best movies to watch in October leading up to Halloween, from the classics to the slashers to the family-friendly variety...

As one of the most wicked movie villains of all time, Nurse Ratched from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” has been haunting readers and movie fans fo...

When outdoors columnist and author Wade Robertson was notified the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association had canceled its annual meeting and awards...

Three main conflicts in fiction are person vs. person, vs. nature and vs. self. When Gotham City was struck by an earthquake, Batman had to escape the...

I've been reading to Lori. Lori is my husband, Peter's, older sister. She has cancer and has been battling it for a while now. She uses oxygen to help...

ST. BONAVENTURE — During the last three decades, Dr. Chris Stanley has accumulated a long list of academic publications on the history and literature ...

FILLMORE — The Wide Awake Club Library is open for curbside service and will reopen it’s doors July 13. Slightly reduced hours are Monday, Wednesday a...