Dante’s Divine Comedy, a ‘biography’ of the Italian poet’s masterpiece by Joseph Luzzi, brims with facts but lacks any starry-eyed wonder ...

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In her new book, Cho Nam-Joo captures both the universality of sexism and the specificity of women’s experiences. When I was young and adrift, Thomas Mann’s novel gave me a sense of purpose.

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Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital platforms. Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Several small Italian towns have hit the headlines for selling off vacant houses for €1 a pop in the past couple of years. But how does the scheme work, and who is eligible to snap up one of ...

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