Ken Follett, British author of 'The Pillars of the Earth', attended the world premiere of the musical inspired by his ...

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It's a €4,5 million investment, 27 actors on stage, and a lot of anticipation. Ken Follett's most popular book, The Pillars ...

As a high school English teacher for over 30 years, I have had more than my share of discussions about books, debated the ...

Historians, journalists, novelist and more are on the schedule for the annual spring celebration of books and ideas.

In Kwame Alexander’s new verse novel and Karen L. Swanson’s nonfiction picture book, Black girls pursue their dreams of playing big-league baseball. As spooky season approaches, the master of ...

Revelations about a relationship between the author and a girl who was 16 when they met shocked readers, but not scholars of his work. Now there’s a debate about how much she influenced his writing.

Ken Burns has stepped out of his usual Americana-focused content to produce a new documentary covering the life of Leonardo da Vinci. It’s the first time the 15-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker ...

Roger Lewis explores the historical injustices done to women throughout the Ancient history in Joan Smith's new book. The deaths of Abraham Lincoln, JFK and Natasha Richardson were some of the ...

About Best Books: Every year the librarians and staff on our Best Books committees read thousands of titles to select noteworthy new books for readers of all ages. Find out more, discover which titles ...

A High Court judge faces a moral dilemma when she must determine the fate of a teenage boy in need of a lifesaving blood ...