"The unceasing round of valour, greatness, discord, degeneracy, and decay." This is how Edward Gibbon summarises the lifecycles of Asiatic dynasties in his book, The History of the Decline and Fall of ...

Utah last month became the first state in the nation to ban fluoride in public drinking water, joining more than 170 ...

Forget sandy beaches and crowded theme parks – the most unforgettable spring break destination might just be a crumbling prison in Philadelphia where the walls quite literally talk back.

A wall covered in black and white fliers, the kind easily photocopied, lined the walls of the entrance to the Fullerton ...

A century after “The Great Gatsby” was first published, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s slender novel about a mysterious, lovelorn ...

Influential novelists are imagining what women’s lives might look like without the demands of partners and children. Read the ...

Writing Seminars chair Eric Puchner talks with a former advisee about why 'dark books' resonate with readers like Oprah Winfrey, who chose his new bestselling novel, 'Dream State', for her renowned bo ...

Come visit the De Los Stage in Association with L.A. Times en Español at this year's L.A. Times Festival of Books.

However, in 2022, before Fontaine and his research team were able to draw any conclusions, the manuscript was sold at an auction for the low sum of €300 (£257). The auction catalogue attributed it to ...

Culture editor Alison Flood rounds up the book club’s thoughts on our latest read, the weird and wild Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva. Warning: spoilers ahead ...

My local library was my favorite place as a kid. I would climb the stairs to the second floor children’s section, making a ...

Filmmaker ​​Malcolm D. Lee, director of the hit 1999 movie The Best Man, and best-selling author Jayne Allen are bringing the ...