Theate night sketch institution predates George Lucas’s first Star Wars movie by two years — SNL premiered in 1975, Star Wars ...

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Waiting for his selection of four books to be placed into a plastic bag, Axel Sailer was asked what kind of books he was most interested in. He didn't hesitate. "All of them," Sailer, a fifth-grader, ...

You can still find Book Fairs in halls or converted classrooms to this day, but online ordering seems to have stolen some of ...

When candidates for political office need a reboot, most campaigns turn to the consultant class. But during the 2024 presidential contest, former President Joe Biden ought to have excavated the ...

Between lingering cancel culture and an opera buffa administration that daily defies parody, you could be forgiven for ...

The Hamilton and Grant biographer, out with a new study on Mark Twain, speaks to VF about the best and worst of the iconic ...

At its book fairs, the publisher sees elementary and middle-school students darting over to the WWII bookcases, nabbing titles before they sell out. Books by authors like Nielsen and Alan Gratz ...

Ron Chernow’s Mark Twain forces a similar conclusion about its subject: clearly an idiot, and a born sucker. This conclusion ...

This week, your host Marc Zyla dives into the delightful world of local events with special guest Deb Davis, who is gearing up for the highly anticipated Boozy Book Fair happening this Saturday, May ...