For Allison Epstein, author of the recently published “Fagin the Thief,” Fagin was the first Jewish character she encountered ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

Scottish journalist and author Andrew O’Hagan talks about why the social novel still matters- and why good books are as essential as protein.

Starmer, Reeves and Davie find themselves in hot water. Paul Connew reviews how the media has covered the crises confronting ...

Positioned at the base of the Malvern Hills, Great Malvern is an historic spa town with a strong artistic and literary ...

The proliferation of generative AI in the world of publishing is not just a threat to the industry, but to readers who love ...

My struggle now, as it was when I was a child, is finding the works that excel without grading on a curve, works that aren’t ...

Feedback is horrified to see AI's attempts at reworking classic novels, and is concerned that the computers might not quite ...

I don’t think I’m alone in this confusion. Similar responses emerge almost every time a new piece arrives with tales of elite college students who can’t get through Pride an ...

At Charles Dickens School, 3% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 12% scored at or above that level for reading. The school’s minority student enrollment is 98%.

That’s a striking change, but modest compared to what’s happened among teen-agers: the National Center for Education ...