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Banned Books Week 2024: ‘Freed Between the Lines’

By Ava Hart, Arts Writer October 17, 2024

  Over 10,000 books were banned in the US during the last academic year, taking away children’s opportunities for growth, independence and exploration. The right to read is crucial and should...

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Why Some Classic Novels Have Been Banned

By Jordan Thornblad, Arts Writer October 2, 2024

  If you think about it, there is something to dislike about every piece of literature ever written. Yet if we challenged every piece of literature ever written, libraries would be replaced by...

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Return to the Classics as an Autumn Reader

By Jordan Thornblad, Arts Writer September 14, 2024

  The nights are accompanied by a slight chill, the leaves are fading from summers green to a faint auburn, the closet turnovers are taking full effect and the sweaters are out to play. However,...

Art installation at Kilby Block Party. (Photo by Luke Jackson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

A Beginner’s Guide to SLC Arts for New Students

By Hailey Edmonds, Arts Writer September 7, 2024

  The University of Utah draws its own unique crowd of skiers, music enthusiasts and artists. Students come from coast to coast to explore what Utah has to offer them. If you fall into the category...

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Reading Got You Slumped? These Books Are the Cure

By Jordan Thornblad, Arts Writer August 31, 2024

  On the tail end of a five-star book or in the first fifty pages of a one-star book, a reader often takes a slow descent off a cliff and lands in a reading slump shaped pool of quicksand, unable...

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‘It Ends With Us’: The Blooming Blockbuster is Not Quite the Book

By Jordan Thornblad, Arts Writer August 20, 2024

  Imagine this — it is the summer of 2020, at the height of the pandemic, and you are scrolling through TikTok when you come across a video promoting a novel sporting a pink cover that is adorned...

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Libraries: We All Know Them, Do We Still Love Them?

By Hailey Edmonds, Arts Writer July 24, 2024

  Are libraries still important? Of course. Are they important in the same way they were 40 years ago? No, not exactly.  Your parents may have told you the old wives' tale of going to the library...

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9th and 9th Book and Music Gallery: Community Comes First

By Jordan Thornblad, Arts Writer July 13, 2024

  Amid the chaos of downtown Salt Lake City on the corner of 9th and 9th, there is calm. In 2020, during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, a man named Brandon Anderson made his mark on the...

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Hidden Gems: Novelty Book Stores in Salt Lake City

By Jordan Thornblad and Isra Habib June 26, 2024

  Nestled within the vibrant literary landscape of Salt Lake, a collection of distinctive novelty bookstores offers unique experiences for book enthusiasts. From the hidden treasures of Weller...

The Marissa’s Bookstore in Salt Lake City on Monday, May 20, 2024. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Marissa’s Books and Gifts was Built for Book Lovers

By Jordan Thornblad, Arts Writer May 25, 2024

  "For the love of reading."  This is the motto behind the locally known bookstore and curiosity shop Marissa’s Books & Gifts which is located in Millcreek, Utah.  The wondrous store...