Wajahat Ali was under the mistaken impression that being born in the United States meant that he was an American. But after many...

With summer in full swing, kids will be “On the Move,” heading off for camp or vacation fun with family and friends. To commemorate this...

Author Jess Walter has enjoyed great success with his novels “The Cold Millions,” (2020) and “Beautiful Ruins” (2012). He’s back wowing...

In early 2020, an ominous virus was rapidly spreading over several continents. On March 8th, Holland America's Zaandam departed Buenos...

Until I read Pip William’s novel, “The Dictionary of Lost Words”, I hadn’t questioned how the first dictionaries were compiled. I...

On Labor Day morning 2014, Ben McGrath was preparing to launch his kayak into the Hudson River when he noticed a battered red plastic...

Don’t miss the opportunity to meet best-selling author Wiley Cash this Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. at Washington Public Library. His...

Fans of Ottessa Moshfegh have long known of the author’s skill in crafting the unfathomable, and even the absurd, a practice she...

Best-selling author Wiley Cash will make a presentation on his novels this Friday, June 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Washington Public Library....

Elizabeth Zott is an accomplished chemist working at the Hastings Institute during the 1960s. Her male colleagues do not respect her, and...

A man wakes up in a cement culvert near an abandoned highway. He has a head injury, and as he comes to his senses, he wonders who tried...

Before there were designated hitters, wildcards, and division championships, the only way for the Cardinals to compete in the World...

Dorothy Draper was the most popular interior designer between 1925 and into the 1960s. Draper is the subject of the historical fiction...

Ben Raines, wearing a wet suit and scuba gear, slipped into the muddy waters of the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta. It was April 9th, 2018,...

We often learn history along a timeline: the Battle of Hastings, 1066; the Lewis and Clark expedition, 1804; the first person on the...

If you’re looking for a novel that is short and sweet, please try Love & Saffron by Kim Fay. This book was published in February of 2022,...

Go to a used book shop. Find a volume that appears well-worn, well-used, well-loved. Pick it up and turn it over in your hands. Examine...

This historical novel was inspired by the author’s grandmother, who had worked at an institution for mentally disabled women in the...

Pulitzer Prize winner Jack Davis scores with his majestic double biography of the bald eagle as both creature and symbol. “Americans...

“Sometimes, even when you start with the last page and you think you know everything, a book finds a way to surprise you.” Nora Stephens...