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.

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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 ...

Two preserved great auk specimens displayed at a museum in 1971. The last pair of great auks were killed in 1844.

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 ...

It’s time to check in: How’s the year in books coming along for you, dear reader? As we approach the conclusion of 2024, we’re enjoying an embarrassment of literary riches—and now we’re ...

Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...

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 ...

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 ...

A GCSE textbook that says jihad in Gaza is “justified” has been pulled from print. The book – designed for 16-year-olds sitting the AQA Religious Studies exam – says “social oppression ...

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