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 ...

A brisk new portrait by Anthony Gottlieb emphasizes the philosopher’s restless, ambivalent mind and Viennese family ...

It’s not infrequently said that Adam Smith “invented” capitalism with his publication The Wealth of Nations, but the real ...

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 ...

Life is busy, and writing is time-consuming. Unless you’re one of the very few people who make enough money to live solely ...

Jill Lepore’s “We the People” examines amendments as engines of change. And “History Matters” offers insights from the late David McCullough.

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, ...