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The New York Public Library Has Calculated Its Most Checked-Out Books Of All Time
"The books on this list have transcended generations and, much like the Library itself, are as relevant today as they were when they first arrived," said the library's president. -
Opioid Support Group Grows From Christian Book Club
A group of women gathered at a coffee shop outside Seattle to discuss a book about Christian living, but soon discovered that they shared something else: addiction in their families. -
Elizabeth Wurtzel, Who Stirred Conversation With 'Prozac Nation,' Dies At 52
The 1994 memoir opened a national dialogue about clinical depression and introduced readers to Wurtzel's brash, unapologetic voice. Wurtzel died of breast cancer at a Manhattan hospital Tuesday. -
Inside The E-Book 'War' Waging Between Libraries And Publishers
Librarians say new publisher policies are not just unfair and unethical, but they might be illegal. -
Cambridge Author Finds The Voices Of Women In 2,000 Year Old Poem Metamorphoses
Author Nina McLaughlin, who has written for the Boston Globe and the Boston Phoenix, recently published her new book, Wake Siren: Ovid Resung. -
Book Club: Yale Needs Women
Few thought it would ever happen but in 1969 the prestigious all male Yale University went coed. Author Anne Gardiner Perkins' new book, "Yale Needs Women, tells the stories of the first women on the Yale campus who faced extraordinary pressure to succeed. -
Sarah Hurwitz Has Been 'Here All Along'
Sarah Hurtiz worked in the White House for all eight years of the Obama administration. -
Lizabeth Cohen's New Book Tells The Story Of Boston's 1960s Renewal
"Saving American Cities" tells the history of the man who brought a brutal City Hall to Boston, leveled an entire neighborhood, and sparked an economic revival. -
Jimmy Kimmel Writes A Picture Book, Says 'Kids Are Always Ready To Laugh'
The Serious Goose invites kids to try to make a grumpy goose smile. In 2017, Kimmel's newborn son underwent heart surgery; in his honor, proceeds will go to children's hospitals around the country. -
Book Club: Devour A Delicious Collection Of Cookbooks
Alison Roman, Priya Krishna and Toni Tipton Martin. You may not recognize their names, but these food writers are authors of some of this season’s most popular cookbooks.