By Joumana Khatib That’s a Dizzying List! Help Me Choose a Book. There’s no getting around the fact that the list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century is… daunting. Want to start ...

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The estate of Chuck Close, the artist known for massive photorealist portraits of himself and others, settled a lawsuit ...

A woman living in Japan descends into a state of devastating grief after her son and husband go missing in an assumed plane crash. In an attempt to help, her husband’s electronics company ...

Bogoslovni vestnik, Vol. 81, Issue. 3, This volume explores the aesthetic dimensions of biblical poetry, offering close readings of poems across the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Composed of essays by ...

Jul 2, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Jedediah Britton-Purdy Joseph Andras's novel on the Vietnamese revolutionary's salad days in Paris imagines how a young radical became an icon. A long awaited ...

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Ann Patchett, acclaimed writer and owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville, and Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review, recently joined PBS News Hour’s Jeffrey Brown to share their ...

Gilbert Cruz, Books Editor, The New York Times: The first one is "Swan Song." Elin Hilderbrand, she is a writer who puts a book out every summer. They're all about Nantucket. They all have drama ...

A longtime Boise used-book store plans to close by the end of July. Bargain Books Boise has been a staple, offering an extensive collection of used paperback and hardback books for nearly 30 years.