The book that inspired today’s playlist, the cultural critic Lucy Sante’s “I Heard Her Call My Name,” isn’t about music per se. As its subtitle attests, it is mostly “a memoir of transition,” centered ...

Susanna Hoffs, along with bandmates Vicki and Debbi Peterson, spoke about new book "Eternal Flame," recalling key events in ...

After nearly 20 years of selling books in the Shenandoah Valley, Stone Soup Books in Waynesboro is beginning a new chapter.

From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...

Alba de Céspedes’s book, a coming-of-age novel following eight young women in Rome, is perfect for fans of Elena Ferrante. “Blood on Satan’s Claw,” by Robert Wynne-Simmons, is a novel by ...

In 1967, a team including Jean-Paul Sartre put the US ‘on trial’ for its actions in Vietnam. Clive Webb’s Vietdamned surveys their efforts ...

Josephine Baker, trailblazing performer and civil rights activist, published her memoir, 'Fearless and Free,' in 1949. Now, ...

Here’s how it works. Seeing as the game is now over 50 years old, it's hard to narrow down the best D&D books. There are quite literally enough to fill a small library these days, so which ones ...

Some evidence suggests it may be possible to block or forget unwanted memories. However, more research is necessary to understand how and why this happens. When an unwanted memory intrudes on the ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.