Q & A with Rhode Island Monthly publisher John Palumbo
“We live here, we have an office in Pawtucket, anyone (and many do) can walk into and request help....
Q & A with Tabitha Lord
Tabitha, you have published stories and novels in many genres, and you also produce podcast fiction, among other endeavors....
Gov. McKee signs Freedom to Read Act into law
“The passage of the Freedom to Read Act is a powerful victory for democracy, education, and the fundamental right...
Ocean State Stories asked a sampling of Rhode Islanders what freedom means to them today. Here’s what they said.
Friday is the 249th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Ocean State Stories asked a sampling...
Q & A with Marta V. Martinez
You have been a powerful presence in the Latino community for many years. More on that in a moment,...
Q & A with medieval scholar Joëlle Rollo-Koster, lead editor of the soon-to-be-published three-volume The Cambridge History of the Papacy
Editor’s note: This interview was conducted before the death of Pope Francis on April 21. Thanks, Joëlle, for agreeing...
Q & A with Kelly Clifton, Head of Library Community Engagement at Brown
Brown and the Library’s mission is to “serve the community, the nation and the world by discovering, communicating and...
Q & A with Theresa Guzmán Stokes
“The history of the Americas — and even our own country — is not the story of a single...
Open for submissions
New poetry journal launches this summer Originally published in the Warwick Beacon, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories....
Reading is better together
Book lovers strengthen community through in-person events and activities. PROVIDENCE — At Symposium Books in downtown Providence, owner Scott...
Q & A with Susan Sipprelle, founder and co-president of RENEWport
Group to bring acclaimed ‘Bowling Alone’ author Putnam to R.I. in April Susan, can you please tell us about...
Women under 40 are experiencing increased rates of breast cancer
Two Rhode Island women and their doctors share their stories NEWPORT – Two years after she learned she had...
Q & A with author Raina C. Smith
Raina, congratulations on publication of your latest novel, The Vampire – A Covenant for Peace. We’ll dig into it momentarily, but let’s start...