Novelist Carson McCullers (1917-67), noted for her exploration of the dilemmas of modern American life in the context of the 20th-century South, was born Feb. 19, 1917, in Columbus, Georgia.

John Sayles' new novel, " To Save the Man ," is set in 1890 and follows several students coming of age at a Pennsylvania boarding school for Indians. Below, the veteran director and Oscar-nominated ...

Actor Victoria Justice turns 32 and actor Millie Bobby Brown turns 21, among the famous birthdays for Feb. 19.

The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts’ production “February House” invites audiences into a brownstone for two and half hours, whisking viewers away to an artsy corner of 1940s ...

Chihaya’s version of bibliophobia grew out of the fear of one book in particular—the monograph that her career demanded and ...

The winner of the award, previously won by authors including Sally Rooney and Zadie Smith, will be given £10,000.

Buy it here. 'The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter' by Carson McCullers (1940) This is an incredible first novel. The depth of McCullers' understanding and empathy for her many characters got me.