In “Capturing Kahanamoku,” the historian Michael Rossi argues that an ugly pseudoscientific movement had its roots in a ...

I love a good read and with summer now tantalisingly close it's time to select the best books to take away on your holidays.

Oren Harman's "Metamorphosis" explores the minutiae of biological change and the mechanics of how life shifts forms.

The bailout babies were born in Ireland between 1990 and 2007. Those born in 2007 are 'officially the last cubs of the Celtic ...

Laura Miller is a books and culture columnist for Slate and the author of “The Magician’s Book: A Skeptic’s Adventures in ...

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book tracing a mayoral candidate’s walk through his city, a graphic ...

Susan Straight, considered the bard of overlooked California, sets her 10th novel, 'Sacrament,' in a San Bernardino hospital ...

A recently retired US Navy sailor wrote a book in which a teenage girl creates her own community amid the upheaval of ...

The philosopher’s latest book encapsulates the broader challenges involved in reconstructing the warmth of a life from cold ...

Explore themes of loss, family and healing in an exquisite story about a girl who rides through her grief on a magical horse, ...

A new introduction to the great philosopher’s work foregrounds its revolutionary nature and far-reaching impact.

There are a few words in the English language that carry as much quiet discomfort as menopause. It’s the point ...