Kicking off the holiday shopping season, #GivingTuesday inspires people to give back to the charities and causes they support and help create a better world.

South Dakota students can look forward to twice the usual fun in this special edition copy of two of Megan McDonald’s books bound into a single volume.

We at the Council are already excited for the 2015 South Dakota Festival of Books, to be held Sept. 24-27, 2015 in Rapid City and Deadwood, SD.

Writing 256 pages of non-fiction prose that delves into the South Dakota psyche and culture without reading like a dry sociology textbook is no small feat.

'Publishers Weekly' recently brought attention to Midwest native Kate DiCamillo and to the South Dakota Humanities Council and Festival of Books.