An Esteemed Biographer Puts Her Own Life in the Spotlight
The standout essays in Megan Marshall’s “After Lives” recall her troubled father and the fate of a high school classmate.
At Mother Bethel, Villanova professor previews ‘Last Seen,’ her book about how Black families searched for relatives sold during slavery
Villanova University history professor Judith Giesberg has written a new book, "Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly ...
The woman with HIV who inspired a romance novel
A woman with HIV, who inspired the plot of a romance novel, says "stigma is rife" about the virus. Freya, whose name has been ...
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The best books set in Tucson, according to the local book community
For being a relatively small place, the Old Pueblo has been the setting for a surprising number of popular books.
One family’s stories prove to be a window on Black struggle and persistence in American history
At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...
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Book review: New short story collection portrays Alaska’s hard-lived reality over its popular myth
In “Uncommon Weather,” Homer author Richard Chiappone finds a deeply human Alaska, where the true struggles of survival in ...
Utah bans a 16th book from public schools. Here’s what it’s about.
Another book has been added to Utah’s growing list of titles banned from all public schools in the state. The list now covers ...