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Ann Patchett Will Eventually Discuss Her Book
NASHVILLE — Although the purpose of this conversation is to promote her new novel, “The Dutch House,” Ann Patchett is in no great hurry to…
Secret library that made Syrians feel alive again
Secret library that made Syrians feel alive again: Author reveals how the besieged town of Daraya found a haven in books President Bashar al-Assad raided…
Batman #79 artist Clay Mann on Magnum P.I.-inspired Bruce Wayne
Let’s take a lazy afternoon to talk about that thirst trap taking up the pages of Tom King‘s Batman comics. No, we’re not talking about…
Love Among the Ruins
CALL UPON THE WATER By Stella Tillyard The English fenlands are a gift for a writer. Full of risk, they’re marshes where islands form out…
Cressida Cowell: Dragon author breathing fire over library cuts
Having seen her How To Train Your Dragon series of books turned into computer games, television shows and hit DreamWorks films, she is now on…
What REALLY irked Adolf about Ike
What REALLY irked Adolf Hitler about Ike: No, not the fact that Eisenhower was Supreme Commander – but because, like many U.S. generals, his family had…
The Testaments: Margaret Atwood drops worrying Handmaid’s Tale sequel news ‘Terrible’
It’s been 34 years since acclaimed author Margaret Atwood released her incredible novel The Handmaid’s Tale. The story, which many have cited as incredibly resonant…
The Secret to Success Academy’s Top-Notch Test Scores
HOW THE OTHER HALF LEARNSEquality, Excellence, and the Battle Over School ChoiceBy Robert Pondiscio Every fall, astonishing news emerges from Success Academy, the largest and…
Do Men and Women Have Different Brains?
GENDER AND OUR BRAINSHow New Neuroscience Explodes the Myths of the Male and Female MindsBy Gina Rippon At some point or another, most books about…