The philosopher and biographer analyzes works of life-writing that straddle fact and fiction, and what makes them art.

In ”Last Seen,” historian Judith Giesberg explores how formerly enslaved people tried to reunite with their lost loved ones ...

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is one of those books on junior high and high school reading lists. Is the subject ...

My 92-year-old mom's politically engaged, widely read, a clothes horse and a quick draw with a cocktail shaker. Here's how ...

"Prose to the People," edited by Katie Mitchell, chronicles the legacy of past and present Black bookstore's throughout the ...

I am often talking about the benefits of reading to children. All the children I nanny are members of Standish library, and ...