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Some books make you think. Others make you laugh. But the ones that truly stay with you? They make you feel—deeply, intensely, and sometimes painfully. Historical fiction is known for doing just ...

Nothing gets kids excited about history like a gripping story. Times, people, and places that might seem dull or far away in a textbook come to living, breathing life in historical novels like the ...

(WKBT) -- History enthusiasts and literature lovers gathered at the Onalaska Library on Thursday as Wisconsin author Peggy Joque Williams shared insights into her latest historical novel ...

Grumbling to his friend Edmund Wilson shortly after the novel was published in April 1925, Fitzgerald declared that "of all the reviews, even the most enthusiastic, not one had the slightest idea ...

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The Downtown Plano Arts District is seeking writers to contribute original historical fiction to “Once Upon a Plano,” a storytelling series celebrating Plano. Winston Henvey is the reporter ...

Thomas Pynchon has revealed his upcoming novel, Shadow Ticket. It marks the critically acclaimed and notoriously camera-shy author’s first book in 12 years. Penguin Random House announced the ...

The American Library Association (ALA) released its annual list of most-challenged books on Monday, which includes new data that reveals the majority of censorship attempts in school and public ...