In his new book, Joby Warrick traces the rise and fall of Carlos the Jackal, the notorious terrorist-for-hire. By Dwight Garner Is it shameful, or sensible, to put down a book you don’t enjoy? Three ...

The British scholar resigned from Cambridge after the university, which made him its youngest Black professor in 2023, began investigating his academic qualifications. By Neil Vigdor In his new book, ...

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Here are the all-time record in all of the events at the AAU Junior Olympics. The 2025 AAU Junior Olympics are from July ...

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Each week on The Book Show, host Joe Donahue interviews authors about their books, their lives and their craft. It is a celebration of both reading and writers. Joe holds interesting conversations ...

De Greef’s true-crime thriller, which grew from reporting originally published in The New Yorker, explores the origins of the toad-smoking movement, and the trail of death and abuse that one ...

A Song of Ice and Fire has been solidified as a defining work of fiction over the past 30 years. George R.R. Martin’s fantasy book saga ascended into the zeitgeist through an ongoing series of ...

Greek mythology, originating in late Bronze Age oral traditions, became foundational classical literature, embedding profound truths about life, gods and human nature. These timeless narratives ...