How surprising to discover that one of America's foremost writers of paranormal fiction is a grounded, completely sane and riotously funny woman. From Georgia, no less.

More than a decade ago, the story of Waddie Welcome galvanized a community around the cause of helping an elderly disabled man live out his final years the way he wanted, in the neighborhood he loved rather than the nursing home where he was trapped.

As the old saying goes, behind every great man is a great woman. And what's behind every great woman is the subject of the new book by Sarahlyn Argrow, Secrets of the Woman in the Suit.

The names of the 20 finalists for the National Book Awards have been announced at small venues around the country before -- like at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco, for example.

Best–selling author George Dawes Green appreciates a good story. As a writer and the founder of The Moth, where people get on stage and share unscripted stories, he’s done his part in preserving the tradition of storytelling in the digital age.

Self–discovery is the key to contentment, Bertice Berry believes. And although it’s a bumpy road, it’s one we all must travel if we are to understand both ourselves and our world.

" Poetry should teach you to trust your inner self" -Gordon Osing Gordon Osing, a writer of 13 published works of poetry - although “it’s too vain to count,” he says - was in Savannah last week to conduct a reading in association with the Poetry Society of Georgia and the Telfair Museum of Art. Osing explains his involvement with the Poetry Society and how he was selected to read: “At the Sun Coast Writer’s ...

Among the list of accomplished local and national authors appearing at the Children's Book Festival this week, one of the most notable is Laura Numeroff, who turned a lifelong passion for reading into a successful career that has spanned decades, and included beloved titles like If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, What Mommies Do Best, and Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers. We talked with Numeroff by phone from her home in Los Angeles about her ...

The sixth annual Savannah Children's Book Festival kicks off on Saturday, and as with years past, will offer up something for the young and the young at heart, bringing a wide array of national and regional talent to spend a day in Forsyth Park.

Already a successful comedian who has appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and the Today Show, as well as a laundry list of high profile festivals and clubs, Eddie Sarfaty was bitten by the writing bug after having a short story published in an anthology in 2003 titled When I Knew.

In a city that goes to such length and expense to maintain, celebrate and market its rich history, it comes as a surprise when someone uncovers an event that has gone overlooked for decades.

I was a kid who read under the covers with a flashlight. Suffice to say, I always assumed I would be an English major.

  Rev. Joseph Barndt is a longtime soldier on the front lines of civil rights and a published author since the early '70s. Brought in town by the local nonprofit Interracial Interfaith Community, he will be on hand all weekend for a booksigning at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church (where he'll give the sermon this Sunday as well), and an anti-racism workshop at Armstrong Atlantic on Saturday afternoon. Brought in town by the local nonprofit Interracial Interfaith Community, he’ll be ...

One of the most painful - and underreported - chapters in U.S. history is coming vividly to life this weekend, as Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doug Blackmon comes to town to talk about his new book Slavery by Another Name.

Back when I was editor of Creative Loafing here, one of our most popular columnists was the delightful and wickedly funny Lauretta Hannon. Then working in PR at Armstrong Atlantic, her acerbic, lively writing hilariously and accurately described both the good and the bad about Savannah life.