We talk with author Ricky Riccardi about how Louis Armstrong became the first Black pop star and provided the foundation of improvisation for other musicians. Riccardi's book is Stomp Off, Let's Go.
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His early work made use of unexpected materials like pennies and masking tape. Later, he created trenchant word paintings ...
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"Cristian en el Amor de Calle" by Costa Rican artist Matías Sauter Morera will appear in the museum's upcoming exhibition, ...
If you’re confused by a turn of phrase in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” or a startling metaphor in Kafka’s “Metamorphosis,” just ask the book to explain itself, and it will.
Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...
From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...
Netflix's The Witcher will soon see the release of an animated spin-off movie, Sirens of the Deep. Here's everything we know ...
The Finnish writer Tove Jansson returned from a U.S. trip with a new perspective on home—and an enduring novel.
The author of the zeitgeisty non-fiction books “Why We Can’t Sleep” and “And Also a Poet” has written her first novel. A husband and wife with a fulfilling partnership and family life ...
In Catherine Airey’s new novel, a young person’s curiosity about a life lived without social media or streaming is deployed to superb effect.