By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

Elaine Gibson, 53, has worked at the cafe at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx for nearly 25 years — and these days, she hands ...

Karen Grant and fellow school librarians throughout New Jersey have heard an increasingly loud chorus of parents and ...

Everett pulls off a masterly linguistic confection, in which enslaved people use Black English only as a wary affectation.

The creator of Bridget Jones, who grew up on Jane Austen and Jackie Collins, has no patience for “snobbery about escapist ...

Observed during the month of February, Black History Month celebrates the achievements and contributions of Black people, history and culture. From civil rights heroes to athletes to inventors ...

These are just some of the high-stakes thrillers being published in February. From detective fiction to psychological thrillers, there are plenty of new books out this month, including from Belinda ...

As with other books in the “Big Words” series, affecting quotes are used to chart a consequential trajectory ... she refuses to give up her bus seat to a white woman some nine months before Rosa Parks ...

All you have to do is select the one that best matches your recipient’s interests, and your gift will continue to surprise and delight for several weeks or months. That means they also make grea ...