In “Air-Borne,” his detailed and gripping account of aerobiology, Carl Zimmer uncovers the mysteries filling our lungs. By Robert Sullivan In “Stag Dance,” Torrey Peters probes the ...

Leonard S. Marcus brings the wonder of a 1968 snapshot to a new generation. By Marc Aronson He made the uncanny cool for a kid like me, whose dollhouse contained a miniature Ouija board in the ...

In need of a good read? Or just want to keep up with the books everyone's talking about? NPR's Book of the Day gives you today's very best writing in a snackable, skimmable, pocket-sized podcast.

An ad 100 years ago this week in The Independence Examiner. From The Examiner during the week of Feb. 10-15, 1975: “BOND SUPPORTS FORD PLAN” – Missouri governor Christopher “Kit” Bond ...

We looked up the highest-rated books on Goodreads so you don't have to! Here are the top picks from the book-review site to help you meet your resolution to read more. Our editors and experts ...

Here are nine of the best Roald Dahl quotes about books, reading and writing. 1. “If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books.” 2. “I have a passion for teaching ...

The author of the acclaimed “Americanah” is publishing her first novel in more than a decade. It focuses on four women, each reflecting back on their lives as they come to various turning ...

The topics of this fleet and vivid new account of the papacy’s recent history are familiar—disputes over sexual mores, war and peace, church and state, money, and the reach of Vatican ...

Here’s how it works. Seeing as the game is now over 50 years old, it's hard to narrow down the best D&D books. There are quite literally enough to fill a small library these days, so which ones ...

parents, spouses and siblings. Historian Judith Giesberg tells the stories of some of those families in a new book.

The ANC made a statement of condemnation. So did Cyril Ramaphosa. Even Ace Magashule said it was "unfortunate that comrades burn this book". But the Daily Maverick's headline got things back to front.

Rich Benjamin’s new book reveals a shared spirit between the world’s first Black republic and the United States. Haley Mlotek’s new book provides neither catharsis nor remedies for heartache ...