Katie Piper was left fighting for her life after her evil ex-boyfriend Daniel Lynch ordered for her to be doused in acid in a ...

Memoirs from Liza Minnelli and Arsenio Hall; essays from David Sedaris and Jesmyn Ward; plus histories, true crime, ...

For nearly a decade, from its founding in November 1897 to its dissolution in June 1907, members of the Equality Colony — who reached a peak population of about 340 — tried to turn Washington into a ...

The curmudgeonly John Quincy Adams and the carousing, powerful statesman Henry Clay roomed together in Belgium in 1814 to help negotiate the Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812. Bob Crawford ...

The secretive club, which was founded in 1872, has counted presidents and movie stars among its members. But a full picture of who had joined was never clear—until now.

Created by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, the documentary “The American Revolution” that recently aired on PBS explores the details of the events that happened in ...

The New Orleans Book Festival headliners signal that this year’s festival is as much about influence and public life as it is about books.

The fifth annual New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University returns March 12–15 with its biggest lineup yet: more than ...

The free literary gathering, scheduled for March 12-15, will feature more than 250 authors, creatives, cultural commentators, ...

For all the stories and tales enshrined at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., there are bound to be ...

Shilo Brooks, president and chief executive officer of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, photographed in his office on ...

Trump and his acolytes demean the last few decades of scholarship in US history. It’s actually been a golden age of insight.