NPR'S Scott Simon speaks with novelist, Anita Desai, about her new book, "Rosarita," and about the dual lives women can lead.

When Bryant took that stand, and became the public face of the activist group Save Our Children, she created a template that the American right wing is still following today. She also became the enemy ...

NPR'S Scott Simon speaks with novelist, Anita Desai, about her new book, "Rosarita," and about the dual lives women can lead.

Elaborately designed books with patterned edges and other effects started as a trend in romance and fantasy, and have now spread throughout the publishing industry. By Alexandra Alter Last year ...

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An “alien plant” fossil discovered 55 years ago just outside of an abandoned town in Utah has no relation to any currently existing or extinct species, scientists revealed in a study last month.

Two more ‘alien mummies’ have been found in Peru as the mystery into their origins takes a new twist. Paloma and Antonio are the names given to the two new figures who have been discovered in ...

to the wonderful diversity of Men In Black’s extraterrestrial entourage, the possibility of alien life is a concept that has captured the imagination of our entire planet. Most of us only get to ...

This year was a big year for Black writers. Many of 2024’s new worthwhile reads came from Black authors, from epic reimaginings of classics to sweeping fantasy narratives to playful romances and ...

Alien: Rogue Incursion – Part One Review (PSVR2) – A good game stemming from the Alien franchise is, unfortunately, far more rare than it should be. Of course there’s Alien: Isolation, which ...

When I taught high-school English, I loved planning out the syllabus, book by book. Once chosen, one novel might lead naturally to another; certain titles seemed to go with certain seasons.