Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. Credit...Jack Smyth Supported by By The New York Times Books Staff Each January, the ...

Eloquence, the art of expressing ideas with clarity and grace, profoundly impacts audiences and remains memorable. This valuable tool, rooted in the Latin "eloqui," enables precise communication of ...

In the Jewish calendar, the holiest day of the year is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement—Oct. 2 this year. It is a fast day. Observant Jews eat and drink nothing between twilight on the eve of Yom ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The round, led by Foundation Capital with participation from ...

Every time Geoff publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox! Enter your email By clicking “Sign up”, you agree to receive emails from ...

Pamphlet “Common Sense,” 1776. Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. “We have it in our power to begin the world over again,” Thomas Paine proclaimed in the pamphlet “Common Sense,” his ...

When Tulsans look inside “The Outsiders”, Suzy Hinton’s new book on local teen-age warfare, they may not like what they see but they will be unable to put it down. It is a vital plea for a strong hand ...

When covid-19 hit, Jamieson Webster, a practicing psychoanalyst, volunteered as a palliative psychologist caring for the dying. Her hospital, like many, was divided into zones according to risk of ...

Challenges and bans to books in public libraries and schools in the U.S. have steeply increased since 2022. What is behind this increase? And what do Stanford faculty have to say about it? Although ...

Disney is hitting pause on its adaptation of “The Graveyard Book” in the wake of sexual assault allegations leveled against the book’s author Neil Gaiman. The film from director Marc Forster hasn’t ...