In this week’s issue, Lepore turns to her stack of Penguin Little Black Classics, which has become her way to cope with the darkening state ... In case of emergency, break open a book.

The gray wolf is a protected endangered species in California. As the population recovers, run-ins with livestock and humans have become more common.

The Mellon Foundation has announced $15 million in "emergency funding" for state humanities councils ... literacy programs for veterans, book fairs and thousands of other cultural programs in ...