In ”Last Seen,” historian Judith Giesberg explores how formerly enslaved people tried to reunite with their lost loved ones ...

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Melinda French Gates writes from the messy middle that transitions bring: her divorce, leaving the Gates foundation and ...

My 92-year-old mom's politically engaged, widely read, a clothes horse and a quick draw with a cocktail shaker. Here's how her remarkable life led to my new book.

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Padma’s All American,' out Nov. 4, features both dishes from her own family and from communities she visited while traveling ...

E.A. Hanks says her father, actor Tom Hanks, was among the first to read "The Ten," which traces her six-month road trip in ...

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In Lynn Steger Strong’s new novel, “The Float Test,” one semi-estranged family is forced to come back together amid a crisis.

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