In 1963 four little Black girls were killed in an explosion at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, but one girl ...

The closing of The Bookworm bookstore after 50 years saddens co-owner Carolina Perciado on many levels. The Bookworm was once ...

By Erica Ackerberg Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes. The standout essays in Megan Marshall’s “After Lives ...

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While many of her contemporaries are playing canasta, she’s releasing her 25th book. There’s no mystery to it, Tyler says: Start on Page 1, then keep writing. By Elisabeth Egan In Charlotte ...

There are several dystopian books that would be great for fans of Stephen King's The Stand—as many encompass similar ...

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While the Department of Education under the Trump administration claims book bans are a “hoax,” this does not erase the ...

The Daily Mail Books department chooses their favourite fiction of the century. When 50 American hostages were released on Reagan's inauguration the timing seemed too good to be true. Den of Spies ...

In his latest book, Cass R. Sunstein lays out what the U.S. owes to the rest of the world. Ada Calhoun’s debut novel about a middle-aged wife and mother offers a wry critique of the sexual ...

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young will replace Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo in this weekend's NBA All-Star Game, the NBA announced. Antetokounmpo is out with a left calf strain and hasn ...