"Wonka" introduced the fiction of Roald Dahl to a new generation of fans, but his overlooked adult-oriented work deserves to ...

If Russell is right, there is nothing we can hope for in the long run. Everything we enjoy, everything we strive to achieve, indeed the whole world and solar system in which we exist, will one day ...

The actress, model and farmer who grew up surrounded by cinema disappeared when the industry stopped calling in her 40s and hasn’t stopped working in recent years (Oscar nomination included). She now ...

This wonderful memoir charts Suzanne’s path to medicine — her training, her doubts, and her highlights with numerous poignant ...

E.J. was diagnosed with dyslexia while she was in the first grade. She repeated the academic year, but without ever receiving ...

Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus. According to the ...

The story seems almost too perfect, and has probably been exaggerated for effect, but it’s delightful even without those bits ...

In American high schools, the age of the book may be fading. The Times asked educators, parents and students about their ...

Meghan Cox Gurdon says farewell to her column reviewing books for children, and shares some of her favorites from the past year.

When nuns listed a vacant Catholic girls’ school for sale in this sleepy French village in 2017, American Jerry Jones saw an opportunity to expand Christian influence and higher education in Europe.

Chanukah and Hanukkah refer to the same holiday, and both are correct spellings for the Jewish Festival of Lights. While the ...

Kao Kalia Yang reads her children’s books at the Ordway; the Guthrie stages a West Side Story-inspired play; and two exhibits put the American dream under a microscope.