Alissa Wilkinson's book explores Joan Didion's work as a film critic and screenwriter and what she understood about Hollywood ...

Some classic books made the top of several readers ... The top choice: the Rose Reading Room, at the New York Public Library on 42nd Street. I did most of my reading on the E or F train between ...

New York Times best-selling author Elle Cosimano is coming to Kenosha Saturday, showcasing her Finlay Donovan mystery series.

Humorist Joe Pisani contemplates what he'll smuggle into the afterlife from a lifetime collection of possessions.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Karen Russell is finally back ...

Family quarters were built in dozens of New York City branches for custodians with the grueling job of stoking the coal-fired ...

Last month's Book Report was filled with taut thrillers that kept you turning the page. This month, we feature fiction that ...

While it's focused on national debt, legal experts say it could open the door to other changes, such as limiting who can be a U.S. citizen.

The New York Public Library and EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) are announcing that EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS), also known at the Library as Article Plus, is now available. EDS is an ...

Joy Ladin, a poet, creative non-fiction writer and nationally recognized thought leader on gender and Jewish identity, will ...

On March 7, the Consulate General of Sweden in New York City held a gathering in honor of International Women’s Day and the 80th book birthday of the strongest girl in the world: Pippi Longstocking.

Like any sane person, I had a fear of heights and said that I’d like to get a groundman’s job, which I was told entailed ...