“Find your roots” ancestry companies, Bliss reminds us, use algorithms that analyze DNA by race and classify customers by their main continental affiliation. Some people use genetic tests to ...

A woman discovers and returns a book checked out in 1926, reconnecting with her grandfather's legacy and helping Ocean County Library mark its centennial with a remarkable piece of history. Listen to ...

This is such a timeless story that kids who miss the context clues might be surprised to discover at the end of the book that it's set in the 1880s. In many ways, the story is a fairy tale, with a ...

This short story collection may be succinct, but Amanda Peters, an author of Mi’kmaq and settler ancestry, manages to cover sweeping ground in her second book following “The Berry Pickers.” These ...

A 2000 year old novel, considered a “gossip-y” account of the Roman Emperors’ personal lives, has entered the book's bestseller charts. The Lives of the Caesars, originally written in Latin ...

A Wiltshire man has published a detailed family history spanning several generations. Tim Taylor, a descendant of the Taylor family from Bradford on Avon, has unveiled a privately published book ...

The “Negro Motorist Green Book,” a guide for African Americans first published in 1936, was a valued resource at a time when travel held the promise of adventure but was also perilous.

A number of books were seized by police, including a children's colouring-in book, with authorities arguing the themes amount to a breach of the peace. The two men may be released from custody on ...

More than a simple memoir, this book is a timeless meditation on courage, friendship, and humanity’s quest to surmount the seemingly impossible—one that continues to resonate with modern ...

The 20/20 co-anchor, 48, and Melrose Place alum, 54, released their first children's book, Better Together, Tuesday, a sweet tale inspired by their own blended family about compromise and learning ...