First, these essays embody a diligent critique of modernity's anthropocentrism that tends to elevate humans above all other ...

The British publisher Tilted Axis specialized in innovative translated literature. It won them major awards. Now they’re ...

Applications for the annual Tremont Writers Conference will be accepted through May 15. The conference will be held Oct.

Kelsey McKinney bookends her new collection of essays on gossip with a word from Emily Dickinson: “Tell all the truth but ...

The spirit of Valentine’s Day, like February itself, is best kept short and sweet. On the occasion of a notoriously ...

Amitav Ghosh’s new collection of non-fiction, ‘Wild Fictions’, is a jumble of bewilderingly disparate pieces, marred by ...

Cowboy romances have evolved from the bodice ripper books of the past. What authors Lyla Sage and Danica Nava say makes a good Western romance.

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Based on the true story of Marguerite de La Rocque’s sojourn on an island near modern Quebec, Allegra Goodman’s novel takes ...

Lorne Michaels has helmed “Saturday Night Live,” launching the careers of multiple comedy stars.

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