Hope Dies Last” publishes on Earth Day this week and author Alan Weisman deserves applause for finding some truly ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

Today we’ve got children’s picture books that emphasize kindness and anti-violence, and a new collection about New York from ...

Astronomers may have found the strongest hint of life beyond Earth thanks to new data from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Joking about Trump's frenetic rollout of tariffs has become a common response to the altogether serious issue of an economic ...

Into the Ice,” a travelogue, historical mystery and memoir, recounting a sail through the Northwest Passage, will appeal to ...

Seattle Times reporter Lynda V. Mapes, in an effort to learn more about our forests, overcame her fear and climbed a 200-foot ...

Harvey’s frames portray a convergence of human and natural action, not to synthesize or balance the two but to show the ...

In 'Atavists,' Lydia Millet's latest collection of short stories, Southern California denizens grapple with an endangered ...

In these books, characters’ inner lives are inseparable from their environments, and the changes they undergo are shaped by ...

Regardless of April’s rain or shine, cozying up on a couch or bench with a book makes for a great pastime. From fantasy ...

A portrait of life at a fast-food restaurant shows that there’s both dignity and drudgery in all kinds of labor.