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Author Jane Harper makes Australia a full-fledged character in 'The Dry'Former journalist Jane Harper has become one of the world's leading mystery writers with her "Aaron Falk" mysteries set in distant corners of Australia.
Dreams, divisions, and death: author Francisco Cantú shares what he saw at the Mexican borderCantú, who worked with the US Border Patrol on the Mexican border, says issues surrounding the border are 'hugely complex.'
A historian asks: Do we over-idealize Main Street?Historian and author Alice Echols began to look into a family scandal and uncovered a sprawling saga of capitalism run amok.
Why are America's wild horses at a crisis point?'Wild Horse Country' author David Philipps discusses the rise (and fall and rise) of the American wild horse and the federal government's bizarre approach to equine management.
How a book by a White House insider made waves ... in 1868Exactly 150 years ago, another insider account captivated the nation by exposing the secret inner workings of the White House. That one was from seamstress Elizabeth 'Lizzy' Keckley, a former slave who became Mary Todd Lincoln's dressmaker.
One writer's 2018 resolution? Fret less about bookshelf mishapsA library should be a living thing – open to the world and all of its dangers.
When a used book has an inscription, it's like a visit from a ghost of Christmas pastClifton Fadiman said it best when he wrote of 'objects whose connection with us lies just this side of evanescence.'
Henry Louis Gates Jr. discusses his mission to marvel with '100 Amazing Facts About the Negro''God put me on earth for many reasons, and one is to integrate the history of the human community by establishing the role that black people played,' he says.
How Queen Victoria conducted diplomacy through loveDeborah Cadbury, author of 'Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe,' talks about the queen's wide-ranging impact – for better and for worse – on European history.
Elena Ferrante is back, with a new piece in the worksIt's good news for the Neapolitan novelist's fans, some of whom feared they would never hear from her again.
This Thanksgiving I'm feeling grateful for my very first bookMy library grows by the year, but it all started with Gumby.
'Poems of Gratitude' assembles poetry of gratitude from around the world and throughout the agesThese poems remind us that gratitude is something we can celebrate every day of the year.
How do the Pilgrims relate to immigrants today?'However clichéd,' says The Mayflower' author Rebecca Fraser, 'there is a good deal of truth in the Mayflower legend!'
The most popular books in every state – they're not what you thinkWhat's America reading? Politics, advice, and anything with a movie tie-in.
Author Malachy Tallack dives into the world of 'un-discovered islands'Some of these 'un-discovered islands' are products of myth and legend like the famous Atlantis. Others have more unexpected origins like fraud. And a few actually were once considered real by scientists and geographers as recently as this decade.
How US women transformed the Olympics'Fire on the Track' author Roseanne Montillo says that US athletes competing in the 1928 Olympics helped transform women's sports.
Philip Pullman releases 'The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage,' to rave reviewsCritics note that the new book is dark, but most agree that it's 'a stunning achievement.'
Remembering poet Richard Wilbur, 'heir to Robert Frost'Librarian of Congress Daniel J. Boorstin once described Wilbur as 'a poet for us all, whose elegant words brim with wit and paradox.'
'The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy' series editor John Joseph Adams shares how sci-fi is evolving'Trying to achieve change through something like science fiction seems like a pipe dream,' Adams says. 'But it also feels like the only thing that writers can hope to do.'
Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Prize in LiteratureThe Nobel judges described Ishiguro as a mix of Jane Austen and Franz Kafka, with 'a little bit of Marcel Proust.'
