Reading promises so much: better mental health, a sense of wellbeing, cultural and educational enrichment, even greater confidence and eloquence. It sounds irresistible; yet for many of us, the ...

Editor’s note: Each year, Xpress publishes its Kids Issue series, which includes original artwork and writings by local students, K-12. As part of the special two-part edition, we also feature a ...

Sadie Rehm is the youth services librarian at the North Asheville Public Library. She has been in her role since October 2023. Before her work in public libraries, Sadie was a high school Spanish ...

For more than three decades, the Children’s Book Project has distributed over 3.4 million free books to children in San ...

While Love Story takes certain liberties with the romance between John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, these books tell the real story.

Hashim Taylor is an experienced parks and recreation professional with a strong background in leading large-scale projects and expanding community programming. Originally from Alexandria, Taylor grew ...

From record-setting adventurers to diasporic filmmakers and chefs, these are the women defining the way we see – and move – around the world right now ...