Black magic spells have been used for centuries to influence fate, love, and power. Discover their history, types, and the ...

From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...

A new End-of-Life Book Club focused on dying, death, grief, and the afterlife will have its first meeting on Sunday, Feb. 23, in the upstairs room over the Berkshire Food ...

In his latest book, Cass R. Sunstein lays out what the U.S. owes to the rest of the world. Ada Calhoun’s debut novel about a middle-aged wife and mother offers a wry critique of the sexual ...

Do you have to believe in God to join a religious order?” asks the narrator of Charlotte Wood’s “Stone Yard Devotional.” The ...

Eric Tucker, who lived and died in Warrington, created over 500 rosy paintings of everyday life, as nephew Joe relates in The Secret Painter ...

I was delighted recently to discover that three of my favorite authors, all from extremely different backgrounds and ...

In between those New Year's Resolutions to eat healthier and exercise more, why not give your brain a bit of a workout too? Regular reading leads to positive impacts on your mental and emotional ...

Here’s how it works. Seeing as the game is now over 50 years old, it's hard to narrow down the best D&D books. There are quite literally enough to fill a small library these days, so which ones ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

The book, the first installment of a planned trilogy, covers Gates’ childhood and young adulthood in Seattle. Many of his life’s most headline-making moments — his industry-defining success ...