I enjoyed reading what I call “the usual” — detective mysteries from my favorite suspense writers. Such as these two: ...

Authors Laura Lippman and John Sandford have been announced as the recipients of the 2025 Grand Masters of this year’s 2025 ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -Source Book Store has recently changed hands, welcoming a new chapter of ownership. With passionate readers and book lovers at the helm, this renowned establishment famous ...

Dan Pekios has sold the bookstore that has been in his family since 1939 to a Rock Island couple who are avid readers and ...

January is the month I review the books I had to wait the longest for on hold at the library — signifying, of course, that ...

Stephen James Zbornik is an avid reader and has been finding books at the Source Book Store in Davenport since he was a student at Rock Island High School. His partner, Anne Brown, is another avid ...

With a ban looming, publishers are hoping to pivot to new platforms, but readers fear their community of book lovers will never be the same. By Alexandra Alter In H.M. Bouwman’s wise and ...

Bloom Books took off with the help of E L James, the author of “Fifty Shades of Grey.” It broke with tradition and became the fastest-growing imprint in romance. By Alexandra Alter A few years ...

When I taught high-school English, I loved planning out the syllabus, book by book. Once chosen, one novel might lead naturally to another; certain titles seemed to go with certain seasons.