Literature is full of reminders that long odds can sometimes be surmounted.

While Karissa Chen’s sweeping epic, “ Homeseeking ,” centers on war, love and family, more than anything it’s about the ...

A Marvel comics veteran, Rick Parker of Falmouth released 'Drafted' last fall. It's now drawing praise from critics.

Viet Thanh Nguyen's children's book, "Simone," tells the story of a young Vietnamese American girl whose life is uprooted by ...

A Lowcountry historian-turned-storyteller is shedding light on cultures worlds apart and the connections between them.Damon ...

Ironically, in a speech about a “crisis of confidence” Carter himself came across as not confident. Although he did lay out a plan, the speech lacked any single phrase that anyone could look at ...

With the start of the new year, Naperville Public Library looks back on the books, CDs, movies and games that resonated most ...

A long-time advocate for military women, Diane Carlson Evans received one of the nation’s highest civilian honors during ...

An Unfinished Love Story” provides an unflinching, up-close-and-personal record of “the political cauldron of the Sixties,” ...

Betty Ford was one of the world's most visible women. A new memoir recalls how, when she went public regarding her struggles with addiction, she changed her country forever.

For Spencer Matteson, the memories of a battlefield "covered with dead bodies" are still painful. But with his help, ...

Yarrow, who died Tuesday at age 86, had forged a friendship with the Bucks County Courier Times, leading to bandmate Mary ...