These pieces by the American master illustrate not only his talent but his ingenuity, his entrepreneurial spirit, and are an homage to America in its 250th year.

Max is an ex-con who's been saving money to open a car wash in Pittsburgh. Lionel is a sailor who's returning home to the midwest to see the child born while he was at sea. They form an unlikely pair ...

Does book slang have you scratching your head? If you have no idea what "TBR meaning" is all about, brush up on these fun terms and acronyms commonly used in Book World. Every subculture has its own ...

Greek mythology, originating in late Bronze Age oral traditions, became foundational classical literature, embedding profound truths about life, gods and human nature. These timeless narratives ...

I remember the first time I picked up Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends in my elementary school library. It was filled with delightfully clever and funny rhymes, and the words danced off my ...

With so many books in the world, reading can be an endlessly expensive hobby. But thanks to the internet and the magic of libraries, there are a ton of ways to read your favorite books for free, from ...

Roosevelt Montás was born in a rural village in the Dominican Republic and immigrated to the United States when he was eleven years old. He attended public schools in Queens, where he took classes in ...

J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings saga is a seminal work of fantasy that spawned one of the best film trilogies ever created. Tolkien's story of good vs. evil is built around timeless themes of ...

The deluxe reissue of the heartland songwriter’s 1985 album reinforces its stature as the platonic ideal of a traditional American rock’n’roll record: It is direct, unfussy, and unpretentious.