Author Paul Griffin didn’t just ask Iola High School senior Jake Skahan to share his story. He coaxed it out of him. It started with the usual “getting-to-know-you” chitchat in an auditorium filled with a…

The Iola Public Library will host a meet-and-greet for Paul Griffin, author of books for juvenile and young adult readers, from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, in the library meeting room. The event…

Tom Campbell is well aware of when his love of stargazing took root, largely because it was one of his first memories as a child. Campbell — maybe 3 or 4 at the time —…

Rogers published the book in 2021 and will sign copies from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at 4 M’s and a Silent Q Book Store, 110 E. Madison Ave. The book, published by Christian…

CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked Friday as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. An…

“What if you didn’t have a Switch?” Horrified gasps filled the air of the gymnasium at Jefferson Elementary School as first and second grade students imagined life without their beloved handheld video game device. “What…

Everyone has something to contribute. That’s the message Iolan Jacob Cooper hopes to teach others through a children’s book he has written and published. “Heroes on the Job” pays homage to the everyday heroes “who…

As a young student, Amber Jewell held on to Fridays because that was the day school cooks distributed extra biscuits at lunch. “I was always so hungry and that gesture really impacted me as an…

Comics have rules. Middle school has rules. Everyone has rules. Flint, the main character in the novel “Squint,” likes to keep a list of rules. He uses them to help him navigate the treacherous territory…

First- and second-graders from Jefferson Elementary School sat in rapt attention when Henry Cole, famed author and illustrator, shared with the students his love affair with drawing. “This is the best birthday present I ever…