Tag: Books and Literature

Review: ‘The Immortal King Rao,’ by Vauhini Vara

THE IMMORTAL KING RAO, by Vauhini VaraThe premise of Vauhini Vara’s debut…

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How ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ Took On Murder and the Mormon Church

The murders shocked the small town of American Fork, Utah, where they…

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‘The Bad Guys’ and the Crossroads Its Author Faced

The Australian author and illustrator Aaron Blabey gave himself an ultimatum in…

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This Spanish Village Has More Booksellers Than School Pupils

URUEÑA, Spain — Standing on a hilltop in northwestern Spain, Urueña overlooks…

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Jennifer Grey: Don’t Call Her ‘Baby’

In 1986, Grey landed a breakout role as “Baby” Houseman in “Dirty…

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Son of Author Paul Auster Charged in Fatal Overdose of Baby Daughter

A 10-month-old girl in Brooklyn died from an overdose of fentanyl and…

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We Have a Creativity Problem

To explore the subjects’ explicit views, the researchers had them fill out…

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Oh, Brother: The Not-Quite-Tell-All Books by Presidential Sisters

In her 1921 biography about her brother Theodore Roosevelt, Corrine Roosevelt Robinson…

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China’s Information Dark Age Could Be Russia’s Future

When Russia blocked Facebook and limited Twitter this month, many Chinese internet…

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