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  1. I reread ‘Dune’ during the pandemic. It makes a lot more sense now.
    Oct. 21• Movies
    From left, Zendaya and Timothee Chalamet in the Denis Villeneuve film "Dune."
  2. Times Festival of Reading has a stellar lineup
    Oct. 21• Books
    Louise Erdrich's new novel is "The Sentence."
  3. A breathtaking insider’s thriller from Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny
    Oct. 12• Books
    Louise Penny, left, and Hillary Rodham Clinton co-authored the thriller "State of Terror."
  5. Saddle up for a wild ride in Greg Neri’s ‘Polo Cowboy’
    Oct. 7• Books
    Idris Elba stars as a Philadelphia horseman named Harp in "Concrete Cowboy."
  6. Tanzanian Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded Nobel literature prize
    Oct. 7• Nation & World
    Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah poses for a photo at his home in Canterbury, England, on Thursday, after he was announced as the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature.
  7. New York City public libraries will end late fees in push for equity
    Oct. 5• Nation & World
    In this July 2020 photo, a face mask covers the mouth and nose of one of the iconic lion statues in front of the New York Public Library Main Branch in New York. New York City's public libraries will no longer charge late fees and will waive existing fines for overdue books and other materials.
  8. St. Petersburg teen stars in ‘The Kid Who Only Hit Homers,’ based on beloved book
    Oct. 5• Movies
    Fiona Joy, 15, and her father Matt Gootson, 42, along with the book “The Kid Who Only Hit Homers” at the Crescent Lake Park baseball field in St. Petersburg.
  9. Lisa Unger’s ‘Last Girl Ghosted’ is a thrilling trip into digital danger
    Sep. 29• Books
    Author Lisa Unger's latest psychological thriller is "Last Girl Ghosted."
  10. Hillsborough library festival targets young adult readers
    Sep. 25• Hillsborough
    The Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative is holding an October festival aimed at young adult readers. The virtual festival will give readers an opportunity to interact with critically acclaimed authors of young adult fiction. Five weekly sessions will feature a dozen authors from a variety of genres. The program begins Friday, Oct. 1.
  11. Eli Saslow chronicles a year like no other in ‘Voices From the Pandemic’
    Sep. 23• Books
    Eli Saslow's new book is "Voices From the Pandemic."
  12. Palladium director is an author, cultural ambassador
    Sep. 18• Community News
    Paul Wilborn, executive director of the Palladium theater is also writer and musician.
  13. Colson Whitehead’s ‘Harlem Shuffle’ a crime story and a love song
    Sep. 16• Books
    Colson Whitehead won the 2020 Pulitzer prize for fiction for his novel "The Nickel Boys."
  14. ‘Forget the Alamo’ depicts a racist heritage, sparking backlash
    Sep. 15• Nation & World
    A new book about the Alamo has ignited debate over the San Antonio, Texas, landmark.
  15. Craig Pittman a winning tour guide to ‘The State You’re In’
    Sep. 9• Books
    Craig Pittman's latest book is "The State You're In: Florida Men, Florida Women, and Other Wildlife."
  16. 12th century sisterhood is powerful in Lauren Groff’s ‘Matrix’
    Sep. 2• Books
    Lauren Groff's new novel is "Matrix."
  17. Treasure hunt from 1982 might lead to St. Petersburg
    Sep. 1• History
    A view of the Crescent Lake water tower overlooking the Huggins-Stengel Baseball Field in St. Petersburg. Nearly 40 years ago, eccentric New York author Byron Priess published "The Secret," a book of fairy tale-like cryptic paintings and correlating verses that double as clues in a treasure hunt he created for 12 jewels. So far, only three have been unearthed and the author died without providing more clues. But a Nashville father and daughter believe clues point to one being buried near Crescent Lake Park's Huggins-Stengel Field.
  18. Retired Tampa anchor John Wilson is writing a book, movie about Ted Bundy
    Aug. 30• History
    (Left to right) Tony Panaccio, Reginald Roundtree, John Wilson and Paul Wilson are working on a book and movie about how Panaccio and John and Paul Wilson's coverage of Ted Bundy's execution forever linked their lives.
  19. Times Festival of Reading returns virtually in November
    Aug. 26• Books
    Louise Erdrich's 2020 novel, "The Night Watchman," won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. She will be a featured author at the 29th annual Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading in November.
  20. Honoree Fanonne Jeffers’ debut novel a compelling story of race, family and sex
    Aug. 26• Books
    Honoree Fanonne Jeffers' debut novel is "The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois."
  21. Human monsters haunt Stephen King’s ‘Billy Summers’
    Aug. 19• Books
    Stephen King writes about a hired killer's last job in "Billy Summers."
  22. Blood and beauty haunt the West in James Lee Burke’s ‘Another Kind of Eden’
    Aug. 12• Books
    James Lee Burke, whose latest novel is "Another Kind of Eden," lives in Montana.
  23. MegaCon Orlando to draw celebrities, 100,000 fans and face mask rules
    Aug. 11• Entertainment
    A participant dressed up as Spiderman poses for a photo during the Megacon Orlando in 2017.
  24. Naomi Hirahara writes of rich history, shocking crime
    Aug. 5• Books
    Naomi Hirahara's new historical novel is "Clark and Division."
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