Let’s think about less brain rot and more brain growth for 2025! During the cold winter months, many of us involuntarily ...

From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...

Writing is a famously miserable profession, but Osamu Dazai stands out as one of the most despondent writers ever to live. That strain is everywhere in evidence in his work, but it is on special ...

Kadokawa Game Linkage has announced that it will release a Monster Hunter Wilds guide book in Japan on the same day Capcom releases the game worldwide on February 28, 2025. The Japanese book will ...

But Murakami’s exploration sets the stage for a broader cultural conversation in contemporary Japanese and Korean literature, in which books and libraries increasingly symbolise intimate spaces for ...

A Hamptons vacation and a prank gone wrong anchor Burke’s new book, “The Note.” It started with real life. The travel writer and essayist discusses his new book, “Aflame,” about his ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken has a book deal, billed by his publisher as a “rare glimpse” into the “challenging and often controversial” responses to the ...

John J. Miller is joined by Silvina Sironi of the Word on Fire Institute to discuss the Book of Judith. John J. Miller is joined by Andrew Hui of Yale-NUS College to discuss ‘The Name of the ...

And not just Japanese – foreign tourists donning kimono are a common ... On hot days, summer kimonos and yukata are also available to rent! 2. Kenroku-en Garden – Appreciate the Beauty of Each Season ...

Reception: Saturday, Jan. 25, from 5 to 7 p.m., featuring three of the artists and a curator and scholar from Japan. The event is free to SVMA members and costs $10 for nonmembers. Registrations ...