We love art and story in all its forms, and anyone who's ever walked into Church Street to get a…
Carrie Rollwagen
Featured Speaker: UAB’s Innovations in Wellness Conference
I've been asked to speak about social media at UAB's Innovations in Wellness Conference later this month ... so, naturally, I'm…
When Social Media Turns into TMI
Thanks to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, most of us know the feeling of over-sharing pretty intimately. We do it ourselves, and…
Movie Trailer Monday: Ender’s Game
Ender's Game, the story of child-genius soldiers that's a favorite of many readers, is now in theaters, and you can catch…
Church & Oak November Book Club: The Middlesteins
Why join a book club? Some people like to gossip and drink wine, but I can do that without reading…
Steal Like an Artist? Okay! How about a found poem stolen from Bob Ross?
Steal Like an Artist is a great little book that encourages us to take plenty of time to get inspired, to…
Movie Trailer Monday: Under the Skin
Under the Skin with Scarlett Johansson doesn't have a U.S. release date yet, but we're sufficiently creeped out by the preview…
Movie Trailer Monday: Great Expectations
We've read the book, and now we're ready for the October 11 movie release of this Great Expectations remake. There's a…
Outlaws at Church Street: Music, Books and Storytelling This Thursday Night!
Creative Commons license: Feliciano Guimarães Set your calendar alert now for Thursday night at 7 p.m. at Church Street,…
Battling Giants: Reading Malcolm Gladwell and Rethinking Underdogs
Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, David and Goliath, is released today, and he’s once again challenging our preconceptions — not only of…