A Travelling History” is a fascinating look at a marginalized and misunderstood group of people who have encountered ...

Though mocked for their dietary and drinking habits, the group set a template for progressive reform that resonates in India ...

What’s your favorite book?” I was asked the other day, a simple question that is calculus-difficult to answer.

Casual readers of Elmore Leonard may be turned off by the minutia in this biography of the popular American writer. But true Leonard fans will love the heavily detailed account, with page after page ...

Emma Donoghue is an Irish Canadian writer whose books include the novels Landing , Room , Frog Music , The Wonder, The Pull ...

Six semifinalists for the 19th annual Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award have been selected by a panel of judges, representing ...

Scopes trial, in which a Dayton, Tennessee, teacher was charged with violating state law by teaching biological evolution, was one of the earliest and most iconic conflicts in America’s ongoing ...

Many late-19th-century American Protestants had little ... These schools use textbooks from publishers such as Abeka Books, Accelerated Christian Education and Bob Jones University Press. The Scopes ...

In her book, she takes a look at women and gender-nonconforming circus performers in the 19th century. It comes courtesy of the Feminist Press, the 55-year-old publisher of books that “spark ...

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi MONTREAL — For 100 years ... and on the labels affixed to bolts of cloth. Guests who book a tour with the museum are encouraged to touch the cloth swatches, spools ...

Ironmongers’ Hall in London EC2 — home of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers — is one of the Great Twelve City Livery ...