Before Lincoln turned the idea of “the Union” into a cause worth dying for, he tried other means of ending slavery in America ...

Former Chicago school board member Elizabeth Todd-Breland co-wrote “I Didn't Come Here to Lie: My Life and Education” with Lewis by drawing on writings and interviews.

Excerpt from the new book 'Sister, Sinner,' by Claire Hoffman, about the life and mysterious disappearance of 1920s evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson.

The administration is fundamentally changing the shape of our democracy — but to get away, you can crack open a book (for now ...