We are shaped by our past and cannot escape our personal, familial or societal history. Caitlin Flanagan, whose writing in The Atlantic cuts to the heart of modern life’s most charged topics, has a ...

Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.

Recently published books can help readers better understand Russia and the war in Ukraine. Here is a list of must-read books.

Local librarians agree that most children are still reading despite the fact that juvenile book circulation has suffered in areas where television sets are numerous.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author and film critic Kenneth Turan about his new book, "Louis B. Mayer & Irving Thalberg: The ...

Max Allan Collins isn’t a name that springs to mind when murder mysteries are mentioned. And yet, he’s one of the most prolific writers working today. The Iowa author wrote “Road to ...

That lightning-speed flurry of executive orders evokes history even as Trump attempts to erase it. In his recent order ...

Gen. William T. Sherman‘s infamous “March to the Sea” is covered almost antiseptically in American history texts. Yet, ...

A US author has slammed the school board for allegedly banning her book, as she claims they want to "silence black voices".

New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch mingle hidden history with nail-biting detective work in their ...

Extremism experts say a now-familiar playbook to scapegoat transgender people in the wake of high-profile tragedies is part ...