To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select ...

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Sarah’s 1900s neo-classical home, which she shares with husband Gabriel in rural Iowa, is hand-decorated with elaborate ...

The Galveston Steampunk Festival returns for its third edition this weekend with a new location and new events.

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Book publishers this year seem to be turning away from the heavy-hitters and opting for something silly. Here are some of the best.

World Quantum Day in the UN-designated International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. The designation celebrates the 100th anniversary of Werner Heisenberg’s discovery of what became ...

Kevin Hollinrake warned that the Unite-led dispute could drag England's second city back to the 19th Century, as rats feast ...