Five books crammed with revolutionary zeal, chosen by author and professor of early modern literature and history Alice Hunt.

By A.O. Scott John Adams reviews “Every Valley,” Charles King’s new book about the artistic, social and political forces surrounding one of the greatest pieces of music ever created.

By J. D. Biersdorfer Where’s Johnny? The Biography of a TV Host Whose Life Was a Closed Book. Johnny Carson dominated late-night television for decades, but closely guarded his privacy.

Comedian Kate McKinnon is on a “private mission to give a wink and a nod” to young people who might feel different.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Ursula Le Guin has written 22 books, including several classic novels as well as fantasy novels aimed at young adults. The books on this ...

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Every year, ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools. The lists are based ...

Lila Pereira, a successful media executive, rises to the top of her career but has to reckon with her youngest daughter, Grace, resenting her for not being a PTA mom. Grace also dredges up the ...

Reports of school textbooks improperly dumped by the Guam Department of Education have spurred an audit of GDOE by the Office of Public Accountability. Public Auditor Benjamin J.F. Cruz on Friday ...

Katharine Spurrier dives into the stunning selection of photographs by Carlos Muñoz-Yagüe in this new book which takes us behind the scenes of iconic designer, Yves Saint Laurent. Alexander ...

Charles Baxter’s novel charges along so boisterously that it’s easy to forget the author is batting around some of the weightiest concerns of human experience. John le Carré’s son Nick ...

Most occasional voters—those who sometimes cast ballots and sometimes skip elections—lean toward one candidate or the other, and the campaigns see them as a vital source of untapped support.