In “Funny Because It’s True,” Christine Wenc offers an idiosyncratic history of The Onion, the publication that made the ...

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Melody Beattie, 76, a Minnesota native who overcame a turbulent childhood and drug addiction to author a string of ...

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Emily St. James explores the complexities of gender dysphoria in a small town, through the eyes of a trans girl and her ...

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There are few writers who have as devoted a following as celebrated novelist Jane Austen. But is she really the “first” great English female author?

Canada Reads 2025 will take place March 17-20. This year, the great Canadian book debate is looking for one book to change ...