He shatteringly announced this week that he has been diagnosed with ALS, a rare and incurable degenerative condition.

Down in Ballydehob, 100 kilometres away, Kevin Ireland was expecting me and it was already midday. He did not drive and had no phone, although he told me I could ring Jack O’Connor at his bookshop in ...

Rosie O'Donnell's 27-year-old daughter Chelsea filed to change her name amid her battle with addiction and several recent ...

TEARS STREAM FROM Harmoni Turner's eyes. After a quick huddle with her teammates, she runs -- ahead of everyone else -- into ...

Despite being born more than two hundred years ago, Charles Baudelaire’s poetry retains the feeling of something contemporary ...

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Researchers are new to studying the implications of poetry for well-being and the brain. Still, it may surprise you “what a ...

Seattle Reads is the library’s citywide book group, with more than 20 programs planned in April and May, including events with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón on May 16 and 17. Find a copy of “You Are ...

Stephanie Pacheco, a student at Borough of Manhattan Community College, wrote “Dear CUNY” to celebrate the value New York’s ...

Many iconic fictional books are inspired by real-life events, making them more fascinating. Here are some incredible true stories behind them! Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick was inspired by the ...

When the storms of life come, it’s nice to be reminded that there is light at the end of the tunnel. For those in need of a little pick-me-up, we’ve put together a list of inspirational book ...