T here is no shortage of books on the period surrounding America’s civil war. Canonical classics include “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, ...

Hi, I’m Shaun Dunn from Lincoln, Nebraska here for HPPR’s Radio Readers Book Club. John Steinbeck is one of my favorite ...

Anne Hailes on a recent meeting in Belfast, which heard stark warnings about the creeping privatisation of healthcare and the ...

Michelle Steinbeck’s Favorita (Faber, £16.99) is an absolute joyride of a novel. Surreal, highly dramatic and a feminist must-read, it is the Swiss novelist’s second book, in a stunning and sure-to-be ...

Words have power. Sometimes they whisper.Sometimes they roar. And every once in a while, they shake the foundations of society so hard that nothing stays the same. These aren't just bestsellers or ...

Read an excerpt of this deep-space mystery from the prolific writer of 'Whalefall' and 'Angel Down.' ...

While February tends to be the dreariest month of the year for me, there appear to be some sunny spots on the horizon: two of ...

Write what you know” is the usual advice for novice authors attempting a first book. I have echoed this standby religiously ...

A man goes on a journey, spiritual and physical, across America’s sprawling highways, and his trip is documented — either as ...

Running through Feb. 1, Lamplighters' production of John Steinbeck’s classic tome “Of Mice and Men” is under the direction of Teri Brown, breathing fresh life into the harrowing journey of George and ...

The craving for a hot, caffeinated beverage to warm the body isn’t scientifically sound. Even Cameron Specialty Coffees cites ...