Roald Dahl's reputation has taken some hits over the years, but the magical quality of his children's books endures.

A good book, along with an iced coffee, is all you need to feel like you’ve escaped the hustle and bustle. Here’s where to go ...

Berthoud-based author Cassondra Windwalker’s newest book, “The Gardener’s Wife’s Mistress,” will hit shelves on Jan. 15, ahead of her Colorado book tour, which also begins this month. The literary ...

Praised as “The Night Circus” meets “Water for Elephants,” this novel set in 1920s Chicago and Paris follows an orphan as she ...

Big hitter Peter F. Hamilton has a new sci-fi novel out this month – and Booker winner George Saunders ventures into ...

Not long ago, I was sitting in a café in midtown Manhattan with Beth Morrisson, president and creative producer of Beth Morrison Projects (BMP). BMP has been pushing the boundaries of traditional ...

Gus Van Sant’s return to feature films, a spate of January theater festivals, and Slick Rick’s homecoming concert.

No Shelf Control, St. Augustine’s newest book getaway, has opened on Market Street in Palencia. Tally Fischer, owner, operator and book aficionado, has created a haven for anyone looking for a cozy, ...

The Grammy winner, now a scholar in residence at U.S.C., is expanding a one-of-a-kind library featuring rare books by writers of color. (Just mind the due date.) By Gina Cherelus On Tuesday evening, a ...

How close can one get to the divine? Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a German mystic and visionary of the Middle Ages, described herself as having seen visions from a young age — visions she received ...

Opera has housed a long and curious fetish for the convent. Around a century ago, composers couldn’t get enough of lustful, visionary nuns. Although relatively tame next to what was to follow, Puccini ...

Since the days of Roman persecution of Christians, when martyrs were praised for their enduring faith, Christians have continued to turn to saints for inspiration in difficult times. The recent ...