On December 10, 1985, farmer Dale Burr of Lone Tree, Iowa, walked into the Hills Bank and Trust and killed his banker. Before leaving for town, he had shot and killed his wife. When he returned home, he shot and killed a neighbor, then killed himself. His wasn’t the only …

        In Jean Thompson’s The Year We Left Home, near the start of a western road trip that college-age Ryan Erickson has planned with his girlfriend, Janine, they stop in Grenada, Iowa, to stay atthe Erickson family home for the night. Ryan is anxious about coming home: …

    Many people and organizations have reached out, asking for advice and tools for having productive conversations about politics. In fact, some of that advice will be featured in an upcoming free virtual program hosted by Indiana Public Broadcasting and Side Effects, with an assist from Indiana Humanities, on November 18: RSVP here. If you can’t wait until …

The Indiana Writers Center has been declared Indiana’s 2020 Literary Champion by the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards.  For more than three decades, the Indiana Writers Center has instructed, coached and encouraged Indiana writers ranging from novices embarking on their first literary adventures to accomplished authors with long lists of publications. Founded in 1979 …

Eight works with Indiana connections are winners of the 2020 Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards. Today’s announcement unveils the updated awards’ inaugural class of honorees, which includes a New York Times bestseller and a Lambda Literary Award finalist as well as authors who have won or been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, National Book and National Book Critics Circle awards.  Chosen from among 35 shortlisted works in eight categories, …

On Aug. 5, Independent Colleges of Indiana, Indiana Humanities and the Indiana Philanthropy Alliance, joined more than 180 people from across the state for an interactive presentation and breakout discussions during a workshop called “Rural Resiliency and the New Narrative.” The keynote speaker was Ben Winchester, a rural sociologist. Here are Five Things We Learned:    …

As with most, for me the past few months have been a time of transition and adjustment to new norms in the way we work, live and communicate. Though challenging, once settled I found myself with not only more time to read but also to reflect before moving on to …

INDIANAPOLIS (AUG. 27, 2020) – Libraries, schools, universities and nonprofit organizations across Indiana are receiving grants to purchase highly sought-after books, digital materials, and films addressing racial injustice in America to add to circulating collections in their communities. In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and ensuing protests, …