The Hong Kong government has sought since 2007 to introduce "national education" courses to strengthen "national identity ...

The new and selected poems in Jill Bialosky’s “Mock Heart” show her steadily circling desire and domesticity. By Carol Muske-Dukes In a new book, the fashion historian Kate Strasdin looks at the ...

Libraries in Bend, Oregon, designed their branches to be more like bookstores. The result? More people are reading. American libraries have evolved in recent decades as their role as centers for ...

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Akane Torikai's speculative fiction manga flips the familiar post-male premise to highlight how the continuity of bodily autonomy in patriarchal society is policed no matter who's in charge. Read ...

Ever since I started reading Agatha Christie books at age 11, I’ve been hooked on cozy mysteries—the kind of stories where everyone’s a suspect and there’s a very good chance you’ll confidently guess ...

L-R: Summer H. Howell, Florence Pugh and Amy Poehler in 'Carrie,' 'East of Eden' and 'Dig' Prime Video/Netflix/Peacock Several best-selling books will make way for returning TV shows and new ones in ...

L-R: Jacob Elordi in 'The Dog Stars,' Lili Reinhart in 'The Love Hypothesis and Adam Scott (and Michelle Monaghan) in 'The Whisper Man' Disney/Prime Video/Netflix Many books will provide backbone to ...

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 ...

Premiering July 15, Lucky is Apple TV+’s limited-series adaptation of Marissa Stapley’s bestselling novel. The series stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Lucky, a sharp, resourceful con artist whose life ...

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