This collection of nine essays by Ananda Lal traces the early history of Indian Theatre and its modern avatars ...

There's something about summer that makes people want to pick up a good book. Whether it's a novel tucked into a beach bag, a memoir read poolside or a collection of essays enjoyed on a long-haul ...

His classic 1953 book, “The Conservative Mind,” helped form the worldview of generations of conservatives, including ...

Historian Thomas Wermuth says New York — not New England — was the strategic heart of the American Revolution.

An Ohio statewide remix of Toni Morrison’s oeuvre connects the ghosts of 'Beloved' to the neighborhoods of 'Sula' to reveal ...

Louisiana's Old State Capitol, 100 North Blvd., Baton Rouge, is featuring the exhibit, "Bought for a Song: A Young Nation ...

The World-Herald is hosting a Nebraska history essay contest. Want to enter? Tell us which Nebraskan you find most inspiring.

The principal difficulty lies, and the greatest care should be employed in constituting this representative assembly,” John Adams wrote in his 1776 Thoughts on Government ess ...

So Benjamin Franklin was dispatched to France in late 1776 as a “commissioner,” an informal diplomatic role as the ...

Exuberant, funny and full of surprises, Cheapskate in Lotusland takes readers into Tyee contributing editor Steve Burgess’s ...

This collection of fiction, history, biography and more offers a variety of looks at life in the United States.