A magical mermaid story extracted from the new book Welsh Folk Tales of Coast and Sea by Peter Stevenson. The shallow sea in ...

Video game adaptations seem to be having their moment in the sun, with A Minecraft Movie getting positive early reviews ahead ...

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was "very angry, pissed off" with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, NBC reported, marking a sharp change of tone as Washington seeks to end the war in Ukraine ...

John Krasinski is reutnring to the Off-Broadway stage. The five-time Emmy-nominated actor (and PEOPLE's reigning Sexiest Man Alive) will lead the New York City premiere of Angry Alan, Penelope ...

A crowd of crane-lovers joined Rowe Sanctuary in celebrating its 50th anniversary. Attendees included a man who helped ...

The author turns to reading to fill the suspended time bunkered down in Brisbane waiting for Cyclone Alfred ...

It’s a good month for criticism in the literary world, with new books in April exploring everything from early-’00s feminism to modern TV and video games. On the fiction side, there’s a new ...

The eclectic, prolific author wrote more than 90 novels — primarily fantasy and science fiction, but also horror, erotica, mysteries and historical fiction. If you’ve never read her work, here ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Our critic on the month’s best releases. By Alida Becker F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel turns 100 this year. What does ...

Some of Australia's best-known authors are furious to discover Meta has used their work to develop its AI platform. In January, court documents revealed that the tech company used Library Genesis ...

Mar. 18, 2025 — Researchers have mapped the long-range synaptic connections involved in vocal learning in zebra finches, uncovering new details about how the brain organises learned ...

Four historical books about the Tudor court offer insight into what really happened. In “The Stained Glass Window,” David Levering Lewis delves into his ancestry to create a fuller picture of ...