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Opinion | Gen Z Reading Habits Aren’t Dying. They’re Changing.

by Kathi Inman Berens and Rachel Noorda September 2, 2026September 2, 2026

Kathi Inman Berens and Rachel Noorda write that Gen Z reading habits are including more digital platforms than ever before.

The Yalobushwhackers perform a song for the seated crowd at an evening event

Oxford’s ‘Thacker Mountain Radio Hour’ Expands Into Television, Promotes Mississippi Authors and Musicians

by Carter Diggs May 27, 2026August 12, 2026

A woman with ginger hair looks intently at a man wearing a grey jacket, whose back is two us, while she signs a book. Another man sits next to her, glancing down at the table.

Mississippian’s Local Ancestors Inspire ‘Murderous, Time-Traveling Women’ in New Novel

by Grace Marion May 12, 2026June 25, 2026

A woman with long brown hair smiles while holding up two books with illustrations on the covers. The titles are "A Very Strange Reversal of Scales" and "How to Fry Chicken & Ditch the Nightlight"

Person of the Day | Shelley Powers: Literary Imprint Fulfills Madison Writer’s Dream of a Foray Into Fiction

by Sherry Lucas May 6, 2026June 25, 2026

A Black man in a striped suit leads a band on stage under a sign that reads “Lemuria celebrates 50 years”, while a crowd watches from folding chairs in a grassy field.

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Jackson’s Lemuria Books Staff Surprised Owner With Mississippi Writers Trail Marker at 50th Anniversary Event

by Grace Marion April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

A man wearing a baseball cap and white facemask holds his arm in the air with three fingers outstretched in a salute.

Opinion | ‘The Hunger Games’ and Using Propaganda as a Means of Distraction

by Rebecca Fish February 12, 2026February 12, 2026

A man sits in a living room chair and reads the book 'I Need A New Butt'

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Educator Fired for Reading ‘I Need a New Butt!’ to Students Must Be Reinstated, Mississippi Court Rules

by Torsheta Jackson January 27, 2026January 28, 2026

Kamala Harris sits on a stage and speaks next to a display of her book '107 Days'

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris to Visit Jackson in Book Tour Stop

by Jaylin R. Smith December 10, 2025December 10, 2025

A man in a suit is seen seated in a red chair on a panel stage

Photos | Mississippi Book Fest 2025

by David Rae Morris September 18, 2025July 24, 2026