Librarian Jarrett Dapier's graphic novel tells a fictionalized account of real-life events in 2013 that restricted access to Marjane Satrapi's memoir Persepolis in Chicago Public Schools.

Our reviews of the books that inspired this year's Academy Award–nominated films, from 'Hamnet' and 'Train Dreams' to 'One Battle After Another' and beyond.

Rooted in the Buddhist teaching of the bardo − states of ‘in-between’ − the text offers a way to understand death, life and transformation as deeply intertwined.

CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND—Curators at the Fitzwilliam Museum noticed that an image of a jackal on a 3,300-year-old Egyptian papyrus had been modified with white fluid, according to an ArtNet News report. The ...

The patriots weaponized Jane McCrea's death to demonize their enemies and paint Indigenous people as uniquely violent ...

Between the secret abortions and the "smutty" adult novels her friends begged her to hide, the new biography "Judy Blume: A Life" feels as illicit as snooping through your mother’s nightstand.

Exploring the stories found in apocryphal texts — writings outside the biblical canon that have influenced Christian and ...