Of necessity, a writer’s work is often conducted in solitude. Yet, it can be fascinating to meet the people behind the words.

September would have been Leonard Cohen’s 90th birthday. So a biographical tome from a French university lecturer, who has ...

For students enjoying a staycation for Spring Break, Lawrence offers live music shows, a metaphysical fair, St. Patrick’s Day ...

Smoky Quartz is one of my favorite stones for reducing physical pain and symptoms related to Fibromyalgia. I also use it to ...

Anselm Kiefer’s “Breaking of the Vessels,” weighing more than seven tons, is one of the artist’s many manic dissections of ...

The book "Mithila Ki Gargi" revolves around the life and philosophical contributions of Gargi Vachaknavi, who is considered one of the earliest female philosophers in history. She is also recognized a ...

When applied to the Bible it doesn’t take long to see that his “has God said?” (Gen. 3:1) thinking, now at work in the Church ...

National Book Award-winning novel, 'James,' Percival Everett grapples with philosophical and metaphysical questions as well ...

A rare book collector has been left with a mystery after a £4000 volume of John Donne's poetry disappeared after an auction ...

The Twilight Children is set in a seaside town and the cast of characters includes his familiar mix of spunky kids and “complicated” adults. There are also government goons, a metaphysical siren, and ...

You can’t sit with these fantasy series. Seriously, these fantasy books are so popular that they sit at the cool kid’s table ...

a patient’s unusual symptoms suggest metaphysical mysteries. By Leah Greenblatt Leah Greenblatt is an editor at The Times. When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site ...