Reading offers a break from work and caring for other people and it can also be a way to gain personal insights.

Playing the cello saved Anita Lasker’s life. Deported to the concentration camp at Auschwitz in December 1943, aged 18, she, like all its prisoners, found her head being shaved, her clothes stripped ...

Elizabeth Ann Weber was singer Billy Joel's first wife. She was also his business manager. Discover her profound influence on ...

Linguist and Columbia University professor John McWhorter is a podcast host, the author of 20 books, and a contributing ...

EMEM JULIUS examines the planned revival of the Obudu Mountain Resort by the Cross River State Government after it recently took over the facility, which used to be Nigeria’s tourism destination in ...

Palmer clashed with his former manager repeatedly during his playing career, but the two developed respect that turned into ...

Van Young was an internationally celebrated scholar of colonial and 19th-century Latin American history, with an emphasis on Mexican history and culture. His work contributed to a substantial ...

Many people are hungry for books that explore trauma: Dr. Bessel van der Kolk’s “The Body Keeps the Score” has sold more than ...

From memoirs to sci-fi and historical fiction, we've rounded up our favorite books that feature strong Black women.

From the streets of Harlem to Vietnam to Hollywood, these stories correct the record and spotlight lesser-known heroes for Women's History Month.