Many of us are proud of another designation: “Start-up Nation.” Despite catching on after the popular 2009 book authored by ...

It’s strange to see that while the United States for decades has condemned communist regimes for human rights violations, the ...

F rom "meditations on grief" to "awkward coming-of-age" tales, the best memoirs and biographies "tell someone else's story ...

I continue to read Mark Twain’s secondary books — the ones beyond the classics “Huckleberry Finn” and “Tom Sawyer.” My most ...

Shutterstock The best Missouri towns Summer in Missouri can feel like living inside a steam room, but these eight towns offer ...

Whether exposing injustice, exploring identity, or telling unforgettable stories, these authors write with urgency and beauty.

Like Citizen Kane, who, it turned out, only ever loved his sled, Rosebud, Pete Brock only ever wanted to drive a race car.“I ...

Texas writer Paulette Jiles, who was known for bringing the past to vivid life in books such as “News of the World” and ...

From memoirs to horror and everything in between, graphic novels entertain, inform or even scare readers with their striking ...

Are we in the middle of a second Gilded Age? The original Gilded Age, which took place during the late 1800s, was a time ...

The Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University, Sarna has been a force in his ...

Current government campaigns to deport immigrants, expel foreign students, defund scientific funding, and dismantle all ...