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American culture is increasingly secular and permissive, says Bob Ehrlich. - When The Faith Club of Carroll County meets at 7 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Finksburg library, discussion will focus on "Living in the Shadow of the Cross: Understanding and Resisting the Power and Privilege of Christian Hegemony," a book by Paul Kivel.
- When she was a child growing up outside of Chicago, Jerdine Nolen's father served as a minister and worked as a laborer, leaving Nolen with a longing for her dad to have more time to play.
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- Sykesville's Pumpkin Carving Contest and Trick or Treat festivities will be held on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 5 p.m.
- Stephen Hunter's 18th novel teams his favorite character, Bob Lee Swagger, with a newspaper reporter.
- There is no need for panic over Ebola, but there is need for concern about the CDC, writes Leonard Pitts Jr.
- Show includes original illustrations from "Where the Wild Things Are" and life-sized, kid-safe replicas of Max' bedroom, boat and forest
- Newly acquired collection makes Baltimore the epicenter of forgery research worldwide
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- Rumored to be one of the most haunted towns in the United States, historic Ellicott City is the site for the 2014 HallowRead — a book festival and mini-convention for authors and fans of paranormal, urban fantasy, steam punk and horror — on Friday, Oct. 24, through Sunday, Oct. 26.
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- Joseph Vincent Ridgely, a retired university professor who studied 19th Century Southern writers and was an Edgar Allen Poe scholar, died of complications of atrial fibrillation Sept. 27 in Silver Spring. The long time Roland Park resident was 93.
- A 100-year-old horse racing tale that unfolded on two continents, against a backdrop of world war and with a of host of historically notable people, will come to life again this month at the Hays-Heighe House at Harford Community College, which also figures prominently in the story.
- Dani Pettrey is a Harford county-based author of best-selling inspirational romantic suspense. The first four books in Dani¿s ¿Alaskan Courage¿ series have won numerous Christian fiction awards. Catching up with Pettrey, we hear about her writing adventures and her plans for future stories.
- University of Maryland grad Peter Mehlman's debut explores the minor irritations and curiosities of daily life
- Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike star in David Fincher's film of Gillian Flynn bestseller 'Gone Girl.' Three and a half stars.
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- The Baltimore Book Festival, once an annual staple in historic Mount Vernon Square, is smack dab in the touristy Inner Harbor this year, a move that got mostly positive reviews Saturday.
- Wakile is among the cookbook authors at this years Baltimore Book Festival
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- If every first grader learned to read — to read well — I believe we would see many more successful students — on all levels, as well as many more successful people as a whole.
- The flowering branches of Mulan magnolia that grace the cover of Joan Lok's new book on Chinese brush painting appear more brightly colored than in her original work, probably to catch the eye of someone browsing in a book store, guesses the author.
- Families looking for free activities to enjoy this autumn in Carroll County can find a variety of opportunities.
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- The recent book "13 Hours" offers insight and debunks several myths surrounding the Sept. 11, 2012 attacks on an American facility in Benghazi, and hopefully the same facts are made clear in upcoming investigatory hearings.
- Lawrence Hill, Alan Hollinghurst, Aleksandar Hemon and Zadie Smith to visit campus
- The Towson branch of the Baltimore County Public Library has issued an invitation to Meet the Author during a continuing speaker series geared to senior citizens this fall. The four, hour-long programs sponsored by the Friends of Towson Library will feature former Sun writers Rafael Alvarez and Michael Olesker; Master bugler and "Taps" historian Jari Villaneuva and Ruxton writer Evan L. Balkan, lover of all things Baltimore and a writing teacher.
- A Dorchester County teacher was placed on leave and removed from his home after police said they were concerned about writings that referring to school shootings and suicidal thoughts and a model of a school building they found in his home.
- Daylong festival on Saturday features 100 authors at nine pavilions, a poetry slam, graphic novel "super-session" and panel discussion on films inspired by books
- Three things you might not know about Sanrio's most important character (P.S. She is not a cat).
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- In 1970, a cub reporter was hired by the Evening Capital. He was nearly 30 years old -- borderline ancient. Unlike other Capital staffers, he was a Naval Academy graduate with a master's degree in journalism, and he was a Vietnam war combat veteran whose service left him severely disfigured. And he could not type.
