books

Best-selling author Joe Hill is tomorrow's guest on the Power 96 Morning Show. The son of Stephen King, Hill has written several novels including Horns, Heart-Shaped Box, NOS4A2 and a collection of short stories titled 20th Century Ghosts...

Erica Staab-Abscher is the executive director of the HOPE Center in Faribault, a domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy organization serving all of Rice County based in Faribault. She has written her second book, "She Stays," and will be stopping by the KDHL studio to talk about it...

National Library Week is underway, running from April 10-16, 2016. According to the American Library Association, National Library Week has been held each year since it was created in 1958.

The annual American Association of University Women (AAUW) book sale is coming up, and Pat Rice and possibly other representatives of the organization will stop by the KDHL studio today. Proceeds from the sale are used for scholarships. Deadline for applications is May 1, 2016...

Read Across America Day, promoted by the National Education Association, was observed on March 2. It got me thinking about the books I enjoyed reading to my kids.

Throughout the nation, libraries are celebrating Library Card Sign Up Month! If you don't already have a library card, this is the perfect chance to obtain one, and if you have a card that hasn't been used for a while, consider this an invitation to refresh yourself on all of the benefits of your library card!

Author Bob Showers will be in Owatonna on Thursday to make a presentation on his book, The Twins at the Met. The historical society will host this at 7PM at the History Center on June 11.

I love to read, and I spend a good chunk of my downtime reading. It can be done anywhere, anytime, requires no technology, no travel and is limitless. You could choose to read biographies, discover how an engine works, or get lost in a thriller; almost anything you want to read about, it's probably out there. If you're like me and love reading, you'll love this sale being held by the Montgomery Ar

February is Library Lovers Month. March is National Reading Month. As a quote from the movie "NeverEnding Story II" says, "Ahh, but have you ever read a book twice? Books change each time you read them." Now that movie isn't as good as the first, but that line is very true...

Today's reading experience is nothing like the literal "page-turners" of yesteryear. But even with the e-Book, the Kindle and the iPad at our fingertips, we can still spot a wacky romance novel cover from a mile off.