From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...

Alba de Céspedes’s book, a coming-of-age novel following eight young women in Rome, is perfect for fans of Elena Ferrante. “Blood on Satan’s Claw,” by Robert Wynne-Simmons, is a novel by ...

In 1967, a team including Jean-Paul Sartre put the US ‘on trial’ for its actions in Vietnam. Clive Webb’s Vietdamned surveys their efforts ...

It's time for another round of festivities and today we welcome goddess Saraswati into our homes. As we seek blessings from the goddess of wisdom and knowledge, Instagram, too, has turned all yellow.

Here’s how it works. Seeing as the game is now over 50 years old, it's hard to narrow down the best D&D books. There are quite literally enough to fill a small library these days, so which ones ...

Silvia Carlucci, right, and Domenico Fabiani, two employees who were fired by the Vatican Bank in October 2024, after their wedding violated a ban on workplace marriage, get emotional while ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. It has come as something of a surprise to many in the Holy See that the Vatican bank fired a young couple ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has long urged couples to marry and have babies rather than dogs. And he has long championed the rights of workers and held up labor itself as the foundation of human dignity.

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

Nearly 40 years on from their first drop, Smith has revived the wraparound shades for full protection on your next hike or ski trip When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too. By Alexandra Alter When Andy Hunter ...