Scotland’s so-called “Queen of Crime,” Val McDermid, has created an engrossing, page-turning counternarrative about one of Shakespeare’s great villains, Lady Macbeth. McDermid sets the record straight ...

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The 72-year-old New Orleanian is about to publish his 12th book, a work of historical fiction based on the life of Robert ...

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Dr. Bill Watson, superintendent of Catholic schools, holds a few of his favorite books, including “The Martian.” (Photo by ...

Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later ...

“There were over 35 prisoner of war camps set up in Wisconsin in 1943,” explains Pam Ekholm of the Wisconsin Historical ...

Benjamin Franklin’s hope and warning, “A republic, if you can keep it,” resonates with too many of us these days. This has ...

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