My father was an actor for a while, and when he read to me from Kipling, you could hear something of the actor he had been in his voice. He relished the cadences of those stories. Was he remembering ...

The poet Sally Wen Mao shares books that illuminate this cosmopolitan city. By Sally Wen Mao To read Hawaii is to understand that much of it will never be accessible to the masses. The writer ...

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From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...

Two new books, “The Sirens’ Call” by Hayes and “Superbloom” by Carr, argue that our capacity for attention and connection has been devastated by the digital age “Elita” is a novel ...

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