It’s been a busy season for Drew and Emily Dawson, who opened Bird’s Bookstore at Preston Road and Royal Lane in September, ...

I love a year-end review. I’m enjoying everyone’s reports from Spotify, but I’m really not an avid music listener. When I do listen to music, it’s Taylor Swift. And when I listen to Taylor Swift, I ...

“Sixteen’s good,” I said before Gary Tuttle, my happy hour companion, followed with his ale selection, specifying: “I’ll have the twenty.” When in Rome — or drinking with a long-distance legend who ...

“What’s your favorite book?” I was asked the other day, a simple question that is calculus-difficult to answer. Hemming a moment, I finally replied I would need to think about it. Now I have, long and ...

The New Year is upon us, and as we take time to reflect on the year gone by, AEI would like to acknowledge some of the books that set 2024 apart. We hope to inspire your 2025 reading list with some ...