After the last two weeks’ account of the horrors of Trump, I thought I’d turn to happier subjects, so I’m going to review a book by Sandy Tolan...

A new book by Phil Tinline recounts the history of a 1967 hoax and its ongoing influence as source code for antigovernment conspiracy theories.

Once a quiet, overlooked swamp, Kokomlemle’s transformation is nothing short of remarkable. Its name, curiously derived from limping frogs, hints at...

The record-breaking take on the Shakespearean tragedy might already be a smash, but it’s disappointingly muddled

The record-breaking take on the Shakespearean tragedy might already be a smash, but it’s disappointingly muddled

Hallie Rubenhold’s “Story of a Murder” chronicles a killing, featuring sex, dentures and tightrope walkers.

Annika Norlin’s novel, “The Colony,” follows a group of misfits in a bucolic forest. The only thing its members share is a dark past.

This fascinating book questions whether such a misunderstood ideal should be lauded as an end in itself

Compassion founder asks: what opportunities are we faced with that start with a single act of kindness that ripples out?

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has a book coming out in September that her publisher is billing as an invitation for "readers to see the...