Stephanie Bernaba

This month marks one year since Between the Lines began, and it feels fitting to celebrate with a book that grew on me the same way this column has. “Worse

Every summer, I hunt for a meaty mystery with enough might to cleanse my palate of the standard beach read. This year, I was convinced I found it in the

There are few theatrical lifts heavier than Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s “Into the Woods.” Between its multifaceted theme, rapid-fire dialogue and music, and the necessity of both perfect pitch

Some stories refuse to disappear. They linger in the back corners of a state’s memory, half legend and half truth, waiting for someone who lived close enough to tell it.

Peace can feel like an impossible ask in 2026. For South County residents already stretched thin by national division, economic uncertainty, and the smaller pressures that stack up in silence,

Meg Mitchell Moore’s “Mansion Beach,” published May 27, 2025, is a sharp, Gatsby-inspired novel about class, desire, and the price of secrets. It’s also the perfect complement to your next

They called her Jackie. They called her Mrs. Kennedy. They called her Mrs. Onassis. But long before she became one of the most photographed women in the world, Jacqueline Bouvier

There’s nothing Rhode Islanders focus on more during the winter than Rhode Island summers. From the moment the first snowflake touches the ground, the mourning — and planning — begins.

Reading a thriller set in one’s own backyard is a very rare and distinct pleasure. As a South County resident, I found that each page of Vanessa Lillie’s “The Bone

The journey to becoming a successful businesswoman is often fraught with obstacles — pitfalls, setbacks, opposition, work-life struggles, and plain old burnout. When presented with “Hype Women: Breaking Free from

Elin Hilderbrand swaps her beloved Nantucket shores for the ivy-covered walls of western Massachusetts in “The Academy,” a mother-daughter collaboration with daughter Shelby Cunningham, that peels back the polished veneer

There’s a particular quality to summer’s end in New England that feels like a held breath — the sun shines differently through the beach grass, the air brings hints of

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — The Contemporary Theater Company’s 18th Annual 24-Hour Play Festival’s culminating performance took place last Saturday evening. In a whirlwind effort, writers, directors, actors, and stage crew assembled six unique works, all…