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- What's happening to the GOP? Nothing that hasn't happened before.
Heather Cox Richardson, historian of the Republican Party, says the party has always gone through cycles of bubbles and backlash.
- 'The Immortal Irishman' profiles an Irish rebel who took America by storm
Thomas Francis Meagher crammed a lifetime of adventure into a few very significant decades.
- Was Al Smith,1920s NY icon and presidential hopeful, an early Donald Trump?
Quite the opposite, says Smith biographer Robert Slayton. Smith enthusiastically embraced immigrants and diversity.
- 4 basketball books for hoops-hungry readers Here are a handful of recent releases about both college and pro basketball.
- Yes, men and women even read differently
A study found that although men and women complete books at nearly identical rates, men are more likely to abandon books sooner.
- 4 first-rate mystery stories for middle-grade readers
These four female sleuths solve crimes and keep the pages turning briskly, carrying on a literary tradition that would make Nancy Drew proud.
- 'The Vegetarian' asks painful questions about the way we live
This American debut by South Korean writer Han Kang has been nominated for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.
- Bestselling books the week of 3/10/16, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America?
- J.K. Rowling's latest wizardry prompts criticism from Native Americans
Harry Potter fans in Native American communities are disappointed with the depiction of their cultures and history in the British novelist's latest stories.