The Washington Post’s longtime book critic Michael Dirda took a break from reading, then delved into some favorites and new ...

Besha Rodell’s memoir, “Hunger Like a Thirst,” is also a fascinating capsule history of restaurant criticism.

By transforming quotations into evidence, close reading served as way to turn postwar criticism into a specialized knowledge.

In this way, the creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple shares handy writing tips, such as the neatest ways to dispatch ...

Penelope Gountanis, of Riverwoods, was one of the essayists included in a book of essays from children in 30 countries across ...

The young Black woman wanted her grandmother to see her in the sanctuary and “to run to her Hershey-­sweet brown arms” and receive a “coconut rabbit cake on a jelly-bean platter; every year under the ...

Black female authors have consistently broken barriers and enriched the literary landscape with their powerful storytelling, ...

In his essay "Race Conflict," Rabindranath asserts ... The Asian Renaissance and his interviews and speeches. For example, in the "Sapru House Lecture" in India, 2024, he proclaims: "Hindus ...

A new biography of Witkacy offers an opportunity to discuss the turbulent life of this artist – a man of his time and a lover ...

This film by Jon Kasbe and Crystal Moselle skirts gimmicks to examine a creator’s drive to build a humanoid device powered by artificial intelligence. By Alissa Wilkinson Vince Vaughn plays a ...

This technique has also been shown to have positive impacts on students' creative writing and analytical reading ... Written by Bas Aarts and Ian Cushing, using simple language and practical examples, ...