Ancient Egyptians wrote the letter upside down, creating a symbol that resembled a steer with horns. Learn the surprising ...

The East Baton Rouge Parish Library at 7711 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge, hosts introductory genealogy classes for those who ...

Didion’s marriage was one of the most revered in American letters. But when the man who came first broke her heart, the ...

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Independent bookstores have become a new battleground in China. They're getting swept up in the ruling Communist Party’s ...

Iwao Hakamada spent an un­precedented five decades awaiting execution. Each day he woke up unsure whether it would be his ...

By Juanita Giles “It is perhaps the most relaxing thing that I’ve ever done,” says the actress, whose new book of essays is “Lifeform.” She thanks her own mother for the gift of Margaret ...

Watching the Academic Senate meeting the other day, I was struck at just how empty the words of our acting president were in ...

Daunt sets himself apart from his predecessors by describing himself as a bookseller instead of a retailer — a seemingly ...

Karen B. London, Ph.D. is a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, Certified Professional Dog Trainer, and an author of seven ...

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Christian Kracht’s book finds a narrator much like the author on a family- and history-haunted road trip with his mother.