The diversity of Christian habits and practice in the U.S. has been considerable. America shapes religious belief—and vice ...

In “Rasputin,” the biographer Antony Beevor delves into the mysterious life of the last czarina’s mystic adviser.

While the book has some elements of a standard detective potboiler, it takes readers in unexpected directions with lovable ...

A memoir from the writer Jayne Anne Phillips takes on the task of preserving on the page the coal-country town of her ...

Author Simon Winchester has undertaken yet another deep dive into a natural phenomenon; this time it’s about wind.

Tell’s grand debut, I’d never come across the word Blodeuwedd, a Welsh word for a mythological flower-faced goddess.

A fictional take on how cell phones have changed us all and the ways self-focus can lead to a happier existence ...

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The latest issue features 10 short stories, 4 narrative essays and 19 poems, including works from a pair of Alaskans.

This month, if you read just one former “Arrested Development” writer’s comic novel about a woman who used to write for TV but has shifted gears, make it “Go Gentle.” ...

And as you’ll see in the new book “Black Out Loud” by Geoff Bennett, his routine reaches back more than a 100 years. “Black ...

Tahereh Mafi's Release Me attempts to retain the series' emotional core, though its execution wavers.