In the mid-20th century, American Jewish reading tastes were shaped by the Cold War, assimilation and the gender gap.

Esther Kinsky’s account of reopening an abandoned cinema, Seeing Further, is beautifully written – but is foiled by its own ...

Daphne du Maurier (1907 – 1989) was one of the most influential authors of the Twentieth Century. Her novels and short stories have been endlessly adapted for the big and small screens – notably ...

In this excerpt, we see Anand try to come terms with the idea of bhakti and the problems in seeing a rebel like Kabir tamed ...

Author Susan Corso's "Subversive Lovelies" series, set in New York's Gilded Age, explores the lives of four sisters who ...

With over 60 events to choose from, this week is heating up with things to do. The only question is, where will you start?

In the US in the late 1880s, La Belle Glass Company developed what became known as Ivory or Custard glass by increasing the ...

Her collaborative work with her late aunt Qin Ziao-men on a biography of her father, "A Twentieth-Century Chinese Profile ... advertising company aims to share the magic of its authors' books with the ...

Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising new titles — fiction and nonfiction — to consider in December.

In the Book Pages Q&A, we hear from the publishing icon and author of the new book, “Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the ...

Recently, I picked up a book to distract myself from my phone, which was blowing up with social media alerts, election ...

The joy of a book such as "Stranger Than Fiction" is in getting a warm invitation to see into the readerly world of author ...