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Wednesday, June 12, 2013  This year's Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston took in nearly $3 million at the box office.

Friday, May 24, 2013  The 37th season of the internationally known Spoleto Festival USA is under way.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The Spoleto Festival USA is unveiling its poster for the 37th season of the arts festival.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  The University of South Carolina is celebrating the publication of a book containing the complete poems by former professor and author James Dickey.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Columbia residents live in one of the top 10 most romantic cities in the United States, according to Amazon.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  The story of a boy who survives the unthinkable could be a personal reflection of your interpretation of God. That's pretty heavy for a film that, at first glance, looks like a cartoon.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  As first adult novel is published, J.K. Rowling not ruling out another Harry Potter book

Friday, May 18, 2012  The 16th annual South Carolina Book Festivalstarts Friday at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center and runs through Sunday.

Monday, April 16, 2012  Late Manning Marable wins history Pulitzer; no fiction prize given for 1st time in 35 years

Tuesday, March 01, 2011  Some Horry County parents spoke at school board meeting over concerns about the graphic book "Push" that was turned into an Academy Award winning movie.  What do you think about keeping the book out of school libraries?

Wednesday, February 16, 2011  Just this once, teachers are encouraging South Carolina middle and high school students to keep reading their comics in class.

Monday, September 28, 2009  With South Carolina writer Pat Conroy's novel "South of Broad" on the best-seller lists, you may want to glimpse places he writes about in what he calls his "love letter" to a coastal city.