Diane Scharper

Novelist Maggie O'Farrell always wanted to write the story of her great-great-grandfather, who lived in Irela…

In Vermeer, A Life Lost and Found, art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon tries to fathom this enigmatic master pa…

Mark Oppenheimer explores the iconic childrens' author's life in chapters that connect events she lived throu…

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While the Troubles form the background for Every One Still Here, the six stories within the collection offer …

In his new book, English professor Michael Drout delves into Tolkien's life and work while reminiscing about …

At 15, Peter Matthiessen began "scribbling" essays and poetry, saying that it "restores your balance and your…

Mary is arguably the most notable woman in history. Billions of Christians and Muslims alike honor her memory…

In Leo Damrosch's new biography, Storyteller: The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson, he attempts to "reilluminat…

Members of the American Girls' Club believed that women could be great artists and should be encouraged to pa…

Some said Paul Gauguin was a monster, and others said he was a master. Sue Prideaux implies he was both in he…

Claire Hoffman writes that Aimee Semple McPherson's story is a cautionary tale about the hazards of fame and …

Greetings from the NRC............. November 2021 November brings us several seasonal prompts to revive memor…

Greetings from the NRC............. November 2021 November brings us several seasonal prompts to revive memor…

On Nov. 3, 1870, Laura Fair approached Alexander Parker Crittenden and his family on a San Francisco-bound fe…

James Keane's book Reading Culture Through Catholic Eyes highlights "50 Writers, Thinkers, and Firebrands" wh…

In his 2024 National Book Award-winning novel, 'James,' Percival Everett grapples with philosophical and meta…

Gilbert's warm and brightly written literary biography plumbs the relationship between a writer and her work,…

During the Franco-Prussian War and the ensuing civil war, many artists fled to other French cities or London.…

In explaining the social and biographical background of the story of Messiah, Charles King brings the masterp…

A curious but effective and touching project, Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire honors Lance Cpl. H…

Willard Spiegelman's probing biography, 'Nothing Stays Put: The Life and Poetry of Amy Clampitt,' describes h…

The Incorruptibles focuses on efforts to combat crime in New York City in the early 20th century.