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For 'Underground' author Will Hunt, darkness offers spiritual transcendenceHunt chronicles his travels in one of the quirkiest and most captivating books of the year
Russell Baker collapsed boundary between newspapers and literatureThe columns and memoirs by the former New York Times columnist were so celebrated that they invited readers to wonder if the mission of newsroom scribes and so-called creative artists really differed that much in the first place.
2018 resolution to worry less about lost books: How did it go?One writer learned that letting books go – even for a bibliophile who counts them as a treasured possession – can be liberating.
The best part of Christmas? ReadingAs part of the anthology 'On Christmas,' writer Sue Townsend remembers how the Christmases of her childhood included plenty of books.
How Commanders-in-Chief conducted themselves during conflict as seen in 'Presidents of War'Michael Beschloss, author of 'Presidents of War,' discusses how presidents including Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon B. Johnson bore the burden of leading America during a time of warfare.
Western author Louis L'Amour's first novel? A seafaring taleL'Amour never published his first novel, 'No Traveller Returns,' which draws upon on his early life at port and at sea. Now the novel is being released for the first time with the help of his son, Beau L'Amour, as part of a series of 'Lost Treasures.'
For sci-fi, an 'astounding' yet tarnished golden ageA new book looks at four men who are largely responsible for the genre of science fiction as we know it today.
From Singapore, a mystery with a messageAuthor Ovidia Yu uses her new lead sleuth – Chen Su Lin, a young Chinese woman who's a second-class citizen in her own country – to explore social injustice in pre-war colonial Singapore.
Remembering John McCain, a world-class readerLike his role model, Teddy Roosevelt, McCain drew on books as a source of intellectual and spiritual sustenance.
When US Congressmen turned to violenceYale University historian and author Joanne B. Freeman talks about the stunning extent to which US Congressmen treated each other with violence in the years before the Civil War.
V.S. Naipaul found rich literary material in places where colonizers once ruledA complex man himself, Naipaul had a gift for revealing in his writing dimensions other observers might have missed.
'Dopesick' brings the opioid epidemic to heart-breaking lifeIn heart of the crisis, author Beth Macy finds perseverance amid tragedy.
'Don't Make Me Pull Over' celebrates the family road tripAdvertising copywriter Richard Ratay says his own fond memories inspired him to research the history of the family road trip.
Ruby Lal, author of 'Empress,' discusses the amazing life and reign of Nur JahanLal explores the powerful Indian empress who was much more than a romantic icon.
Donald Hall: poet, farmer, indefatigable observer of life
Why it's time to cut translators some slack'Sympathy for the Traitor' author Mark Polizzotti discusses the pitfalls and perils of translation.
'The Moralist': What drove the 'tragic figure' of Woodrow Wilson?A century after his term in office, many of Wilson's ideals remain deeply divisive.
The 19th-century censor who pushed Americans too farHistorian Amy Werbel, author of the new book 'Lust on Trial,' explores the divisive and influential career of Anthony Comstock.
Author Daniel Kalder discusses the strange and scary world of 'dictator literature'Tyrants, it turns out, like to write. And they like to force people to read their books.
‘One Kiss or Two?' author Andy Scott explores origins of greetings and cultural differences'Greetings ... can be fraught with difficulty, doubt and embarrassment,' Scott says.
