A couple of recommended fiction books this month are Sarah Moss’s Ripeness (Picador), an impressive story of love and ...

Almost overnight, it seems, Donald Trump switched from outspoken foe of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell — whom he had ...

Actor and historian Doug Riley appeared as Mark Twain at the Brooke County Public Library on April 24. Riley offered a look ...

Fourth graders at Mark Twain Elementary are helping each other’s families fight food insecurity through a program they call “Food Bag Fridays.” ...

Biographer Ron Chernow on how the author of ‘Huckleberry Finn’ made himself one of the world’s most recognizable brands.

How can it be that “laughter” and “daughter” not only don’t rhyme but don’t sound remotely alike? What about “tomb,” “bomb,” ...

This month, pile your nightstand with a sizzling novel about power, lust, murder and tennis; a memoir from one of media's most powerful titans; a look inside an infamous art-world lair, and so much ...

T he best new books to read in May include historian and best-selling author Ron Chernow ’s biography of Mark Twain, United ...

Novels by Stephen King and Ocean Vuong, Ron Chernow’s latest blockbuster biography, a new graphic novel by Alison Bechdel and more.

By Dan White Acclaimed novelist Percival Everett will step onto the stage of the Quarry Amphitheater at UC Santa Cruz this ...

From literary legends to riveting panels, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books curated a magical experience for ...