"Especially in a time of terrible fear and sorrow and vitriol, stories remind us of who we are and of how we belong to one another." (Margaret Renkl, New York Times, Opinion Essay, October 8, 2025). When the Southern Festival of Books* lost its funding, Ann Patchett decided to go to the writing and reading… Continue reading When it feels hopeless
Connecting Readers to the World
Mary Rudzinski 