Books, Arts, and Culture

Jamil Jan Kochai, author of “99 Nights in Logar,” recommends heartrending literature on America’s war against Islam Flickr M y novel 99 Nights in Logar — about a small...

Sharma Shields’ novel is a call for us all to truly think about who we are — and who we are becoming. Photo by Ioana Cristiana on Unsplash Summoning...

I think we’re all pretty clear at this point that the release of Captain Marvel is going to be a Cultural Event close to, if not on par...

In U.S. schools, foreign language is not taught or required until children are 12–14 years old. There are immersion programs and extracurricular language classes, but those...

We look to librarians for the greatest ways to approach research, the latest cardigan trends, and, most importantly, the hottest books. They must be some kind...

We’ve all seen the meme about how bookmarks are for quitters. But realistically? Most of us have to put a book down to do something. Moreover,...

The first time I tried getting into Joan Didion I was 17. It was summer and life seemed bleak. Perhaps my state of mind explains my choice...

I’m not here to deliver sex education, but a story about the National Health Service in the UK recently caused a kerfuffle on social media, so...

We’re pretty much over winter at this point. It’s been a rough one. Bitterly cold, stealing our precious, precious heat with negative billion wind chill (idk...

I first heard about the Library of Congress when I learned how to find books at the library in my elementary school. This was back in...