The public is invited to celebrate the libraries, and sign up for library cards, look t new books and learn more about online ...

Former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, accusing the social ...

Fara Dabhoiwala’s account of free speech from 1700 to the modern day is an ambitious feat, though his critique of America doesn’t stack up ...

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Ever wondered why it’s called Heron Books? According to the bookshop’s owner, Lizzie Moss, it’s partly because she loves herons but also because her grandmother’s surname was Heron too. In fact, many ...

The Wheel of Time series was started by author Robert Jordan, who 12 of the 15 novels from 1990-2005 before his death in 2007, after which the final three books were co-authored by Brandon ...

The video shows 10-year-old Alex Cornelius, who is autistic and non-verbal, appearing to be slapped by his special education teacher. Another teacher in the video yells at him and appears to throw ...

It has become one of the nation’s largest comic book and pop culture conventions, drawing in an estimated 70,000 enthusiasts. As many already know, Comicon is all about the costumes, and one ...

The euro was 0.3% lower at $1.08223, on pace to finish the week down 0.6%, its first weekly loss since February 28. The dollar, under pressure this year from worries over the hit to U.S. economic ...

Seasoned hiker Valerie Gillis vanishes shortly before reaching the end of the Appalachian trail. A Maine game warden works to find Valerie, as does a septuagenarian armchair detective in a ...

I liked this, about his art teacher at high school ... A copy of the new memoir by a former member of Gloriavale was up for grabs in last week’s free book giveaway contest. Readers were asked to share ...