On Thursday, other members of the media and myself were given the rare opportunity to fly aboard a KC-135R Stratotanker in Spokane tasked with the mission to refuel the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds en route to Fairchild Air Force Base. As we strapped into the nylon mesh seating, crew members moved about the cramped fuselage with a sense of purpose and calm composure prior to the precise operation ...

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Into the belly of the beast

FAIRBANKS Bestiality will soon be an explicit criminal act in Alaska. Gov.

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Animal cruelty bill reaches Alaska law books

For Robert Williams, finding a rare book is like finding a treasure. That passion for books is something he hopes to pass on to others during an event in downtown Canton next month.

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By the book

November 21st, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. It is the annual Rancho Camulos sale of used books in every category, including Art, Gardening, Cooking, History, Mystery, Travel, Romance, and Children's.

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Free Tours & Book Sale at Rancho Camulos National Historic Landmark (The Fillmore Gazette)

FORT BENTON (AP) Thousands of dusty books line the shelves inside the used bookstore just off of Front Street in Fort Benton. A tomcat prowling about and a couple other cats keep the old building mice-free.

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How do independent bookstores survive? (Helena Independent Record)

In order to keep up with all the interesting books we suggest you read, you can look up previous library columns on the library’s website at http://www.marioncountylibrary.org and click on the “What’s New” tab at the top of the page.

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These five offer quick weekend reading (Marion Star & Mullins Enterprise)

Early in his career as a neurosurgeon, Dee Canale took an interest in the history of surgery and medicine. He began to collect old medical books, and became intrigued by the antiquated practice of bloodletting.

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Bowled over: Collector takes a fancy to rare barber bleeding paraphernalia (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

Alan Huffman, author of "Sultana," will be in Memphis tonight to sign his book.

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Three Southerners to sign books (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

"Nothing But a Smile" (Pantheon Books, 336 pages, $24.95), by Steve Amick Steve Amick pulls off quite the trick in his latest novel.

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Steve Amick delivers a love story with heart (The Montana Standard)

Lee Phillips grinned adoringly as she thumbed through the oversized book filled with colorful drawings of smiling penguins frolicking in a carefree world of utopian bliss.

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Banned books (The Montana Standard)