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Nate Gadol is a spirit with the power to make anything last for as long as it's needed, whether oil,

During the Civil War, Union Army Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and his troops arrived in Savannah, G

In the '70s, gelatin was very much in vogue. Gatherings often featured a colorful, molded jello sala

The Newport Folk Festival is an annual music festival that's been hosted in Newport, Rhode Island, s

Two books take dramatically different approaches to the Christmas story. First, in Everyone This Chr

A new cookbook from America's Test Kitchen pays homage to the diverse communities of women who have

After a high school English teacher introduced Alizah Holstein to Dante's Divine Comedy, the Italian

In Fabienne Josaphat's latest novel, a young woman named Nettie leaves Haiti for the United States.

Colson Whitehead's 2019 novel The Nickel Boys follows the studious and idealistic Elwood Curtis, a B

Two books of essays consider the female experience through different stages of life. First, Kate Ken

The World With Its Mouth Open is a book of short stories from journalist-turned-author Zahid Rafiq.

Renowned poet and professor Nikki Giovanni died earlier this week at age 81, following a third cance

Colonization and the Wampanoag Story is a 2023 history book for middle school readers about the trib

Tensions are running high for married couple Keru and Nate, who decide to rent a house in Cape Cod,

Two new nonfiction books explore the impact of cultural forces in the world of music. First, a numbe

Lexy Bloom first read Haruki Murakami in the '90s, when she picked up A Wild Sheep Chase. At that po

Angela Merkel served as Chancellor of Germany through a number of global challenges: a pandemic, a m

Author Marisha Pessl has always loved puzzles and board games. She's intrigued by the feeling of for

Comedian, writer and podcast host Youngmi Mayer was raised in Korea and Saipan with a Korean mom and

Today's books take readers into the secret lives of farm animals. The first, Pig Years, is a memoir