Frank Stack, an art professor and painter who secretly moonlighted as Foolbert Sturgeon, the satirical cartoonist who created “The Adventures of Jesus,” a chronicle of Christ’s...
Judith Barnard, a freelance writer who stumbled on a second career as a best-selling author at 50, when she teamed with her husband, Michael Fain, a...
As a lifelong fan of romantic comedies, my list of favorite “sweet” romances is extensive. Not because I have a spice aversion — but because the...
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To mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, “Revolution” is the timely theme of the Firsts London book fair, opening Thursday in the...
WHEN THE FOREST BREATHES: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World, by Suzanne Simard It’s the summer of 2023 and the Canadian forest ecologist Suzanne Simard...
Welcome to Literary Quotable Quotes, a quiz that tests your recognition of classic lines. This week’s installment celebrates lines from popular crime novels. (As a hint,...
Xia De-hong, who survived persecution and torture as an official in Mao Zedong’s China and was later the central figure in her daughter’s best-selling 1991 memoir,...
In prehistoric northern Europe, peatlands — areas of waterlogged soil rich with decaying plant matter — were considered spiritual sites. Since then, swords, jewelry and even...
SELLING OPPORTUNITY: The Story of Mary Kay, by Mary Lisa Gavenas Mary Kay, the cosmetics company whose multilevel marketing included sales parties and whose biggest earners...
