The first of a two-part interview with Joanna Beth Tweedy, editor, writer, and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Benedictine University in Springfield, Illinois. Tweedy discusses her novel, The Yonder Side of Sass and Texas, published by Southeast Missouri State University Press in March 2009.

Professor Paul Van Heuklom, who teaches literature and humanities at Lincoln Land Community College, discusses his journey toward finding his middle ground through writing, teaching, and playing the Native American flute. To order a copy of his novel Little Girl Blue, go here: http://www.amazon.com/Little-Girl-Blue-Paul-Heuklom/dp/1413742998/sr=1-1/qid=1170442174/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-0738458-5702818?ie=UTF8&s=books. For more about Professor Van Heuklom, please go to his blog… Read More Professor Paul Van Heuklom Interview

Banned Books Week 2009: Excerpts from the 9th Annual Banned Books Readings at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Illinois. This years reading was held in conjunction with the 27th American Library Associations National Banned Books Week and was sponsored by the college at large, the Department of Arts and Humanities, and The Feminist Activist… Read More Excerpts from 9th Annual Banned Books Reading