Southern experiences and traditions can be deeply compelling, even exotic, to Americans who live in other areas.

In these science fiction books, extraterrestrial beings are sympathetic, horrifying and everything in between.

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Angela Jensen's Little Free Library was cleared out by a thief Tuesday. Community members responded by donating books after Jensen shared the incident online. Jensen appreciates the support and hopes ...

As the editor of a magazine that includes a poetry column, I routinely read poems because I have to. But I also delve into ...

The digitization of global literature has brought vast libraries to our fingertips. But the quiet power of a physical book offers a rare escape from constant digital noise.

We love a good novel here at AARP, but we really love to find one with a fascinating older person at its center. So we decided to come up with a list highlighting 50 of the best.

Before her career as a novelist, Toni Morrison was a teacher. The famed American author, best known for works such as Beloved and Song of Solomon, was born in Lorain, Ohio, in 1931. After attending ...

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How hard-boiled language lessons from Adrienne, the motorcycle-riding author of a series of 1970s language books, turned a homebody into an explorer. By Mary Bergman “The whole world comes to ...