Kate MacDonald's poem traces her books with publications spanning centuries. This post is part of 805's “My Home Library” series that...

Jacqueline Parker cherishes her eclectic collection of books and literary magazines. This post is part of 805's “My Home Library” series...

Former 805 contributor Vivian McInerny reminiscences about filling her new home with books before anything else. This post is part of...

How one exhausting year has planted me back in America and in the necessary company of English literature. The hardest thing about living...

Junot tells me how to lose her. He skins a mango I light with Chile. You won't like this. Otravida. Otravez. Those "you" keep me awake....

The year 2020 has been a harsh one to say the least. This year was the first year I experienced unbelievable grief. One of my dearest...

Writing is a tough profession. Sometimes writers have to deal with rejection. There is also a hidden bureaucracy associated with the...

Books, from a very young age, have been a safe haven for me. One that immerses me in an alternative reality and makes me forget about...

Poet Suzanne S. Austin-Hill reflects on what our books reveal about us. Read her poem "The Lady in the Pictures" in 805's special issue...

Like most book lovers, I have many collections on my shelves. But one of my favorite collections has to be my pop-up books.

Welcome to our home library! I grew up in a home filled with books and reading. My mom read many books to my sister and I such as Finn...

The warm scarlet light of late evening slants into the living room through the blinds. Warm Arizona sunset paints the tall bookshelf of dark

Stuck inside our houses, avoiding plagues, virus vectors, like we would hide from a storm that lasts forever, a storm of human breaths.

A friend said Hope this pandemic Inspires you to create some poetry.

Tiffany Grimm is a library assistant with Manatee Libraries. New to Florida, she's enjoying the sun, lizards, and books.

Once upon a time, roughly 80 years ago, a man named John Ronald Reuel Tolkien published a book titled The Hobbit. It achieved critical accla

I’ve created monsters of us both. In him, it has been a boundless expression of exceptional critical thinking skills. For myself, it flouris

Last July, when I moved my whole life to Florida in my little turquoise Honda Fit, it became very clear that I would have to make drastic cu

As with many fellow librarians, I have a wonderful collection of antique books, some gathered from flea market finds or book sales.

What do you do when your building blocks of comfort are out of reach? What do you do when your favorite literature is boxed up?