The Needy Genius Who Understood the Cosmos (People, Not So Much)
The Impossible Man,” by Patchen Barss, depicts the British mathematical physicist and Nobelist Sir Roger Penrose in all his ...
Shelley Wood’s The Leap Year Gene defies genres, mixing mystery, romance and historical fiction
The Leap Year Gene covers a vast sweep of 20th-century history through the story of a woman with a unique genetic makeup that ...
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When it comes to the Booker Prize, winning isn’t the only goal
and the re-emergence of a troubling figure from her past. Wood told the Booker organisers that she wanted nothing trivial or insincere in her book. “I wanted to try to master what Saul Bellow ...
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America at play: Inductees to the National Toy Hall of Fame offer reminders of the true value of imagination
It isn’t as simple as going to Walmart and pulling one off the shelves: The hall, part of the The Strong National Museum of ...
Booker Prize shortlist 2024: Book experts on the surprises, snubs and likely winner of the prestigious $98,000 literary award
The winner of the prestigious literary award — to be announced on November 12 — will take home $98,000 and receive a dramatic ...
Toy industry seeing ‘remarkable resurgence’ ahead of Christmas, figures show
The Toy Retailers Association has released its annual DreamToys list of the 20 predicted top sellers this Christmas.
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Virginia ‘Ginny’ Jones
Life is change. Nothing stays the same. Still, there are people who put up a good fight, and doing so leave a mark. Virginia ...
Charleston's historically Black Episcopal churches worship together for first time to lament slavery
The Charleston peninsula's three historically Black Episcopal churches, St. Mark's, St. Stephen's and Calvary, lamented ...
42 Of The Strangest And Nastiest Things Parents Found In Their Kids’ Bedrooms
Most parents probably know that their children aren’t going to be 100% open and honest with them. There are always going to ...