From a longlist of 13, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2024 Booker prize. Our academics review the finalists.

This book is both a thesis on how to prevent the conquest of forest by outsiders, and a vivid portrait of a truly remarkable ...

He wrote the book out of poverty, having fallen out with his bosses at the BBC over their craven ... It is not hard to read ...

Tarana Husain Khan is a writer and food historian with a passion for exploring the intersection of gender, history, culinary ...

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to British commentator, Inaya Folarin Iman, about the remarkable rise of Kemi Badenoch who this month became the first black woman to lead a major UK party.

Perhaps the most famous Samaritan is one who never existed—the “Good Samaritan” from a fictional story Jesus tells in the ...

The Israel Antiquities Authority's brand-new digs are more than a museum. While checking out the exhibits, visitors can also ...

"Buland Masjid was different. In a way, it chose me,” reflects Chitvan Gill, documentary photographer, filmmaker, and writer, ...

The Republican candidate won by holding onto his traditional coalition — white voters, voters without a college degree and ...

The annual $10,000 award recognizes a Canadian writer for a first or second book in the genre of creative nonfiction.

Times Union interview with Albany native Gregory Maguire, "Wicked" author, prior to the film release with Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo ...