In “The Sea Captain’s Wife,” Tilar J. Mazzeo tells the thrilling story of Mary Ann Patten, the first female captain of a ...

Hollowed out. That’s how I frequently described West Virginia University during the nine years I worked there before leaving this summer. There was a library, but it bought fewer and fewer books. The ...

Barbara Shoup remembers when she taught a freewriting class to fifth graders, one little girl was stumped, struggling to scrawl her pencil across the page. Shoup went up to the girl, “one of those ...

Stars from Andrew Scott to Katherine Moennig and Chris Briney have been enlisted to moan, groan and narrate steamy stories ...

On Nov. 13, we marked the 27 th year of "World Kindness Day," a chance to pause, reflect and ask: How does kindness really change lives? We then invited you, our readers, to share acts of kindness ...

In early December 2025, a story about a night janitor, Stanley Okoye, and his "secret tutoring program" helping children ...

Hideo Kojima spotlights Miharu's Seat of War, a manga with a young sniper lead, shonen action, and strong Metal Gear Solid ...

Mallary Tenore Tarpley has spent most of her life writing her memoir — first in bright, fuzzy journals with joyful images of Winnie the Pooh, Minnie Mouse and stuffed bears, later in draft after draft ...

Listening to books is a very good thing. But neurologically, heuristically, experientially and emotionally, listening to a book is not the same as reading. Allen Hershkowitz Ridgefield, Conn.

When photographer Julian Voloj heard about the first Jewish Comic Con in Brooklyn, he knew he had to meet its creator, Fabrice Sapolsky. Voloj, who was born in Germany to Colombian parents, had ...

While Netflix holds the majority of The Arrowverse, the reality is the universe is even bigger, but you’ll need an HBO Max ...