Search

It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel like reading a book.

Does Post-Apocalyptic Literature Have A (Non-Dystopian) Future?

Store shelves and libraries are packed with post-apocalyptic, dystopian novels right now. Critic Jason Heller has some suggestions to help you wade through the floods. And the fires. And the fallout.

Coronado Middle School is pictured in this undated photo.

Coronado Unified To Dismiss Students Early For Second Day Due To Heat

Due to the heat and humidity, District Superintendent Jeffrey Felix ordered staffers to begin instruction at scheduled times, but end classes at 12:30 p.m.

Hidden Gems: 5 Summer Books That Deserve More Fanfare

There is just so much to read! Every year many good books get lost under a tide of prose. Reviewer Meg Wolitzer celebrates five books that might have slipped under the radar.

'The Crooked House' Is Haunted, In A World That Denies Ghosts

Christobel Kent's literary thriller follows a young woman who reinvents herself — even taking a new name — after the mysterious murder of most of her family. But she can't escape the past forever.

Krzystof Przadak, a Polish builder who has lived in Britain for 12 years, at a house he's renovating in London suburb. Przadak says he now earns 10 times what he did in Poland. But he's uncertain what will happen to him and other Poles in Britian if the U.K. votes to leave the EU on June 23.

If Britain Leaves The EU, What Happens To The 'Polish Plumber?'

About one million Poles live in Britain, but they won't be able to vote in the June 23 referendum that will decide if Britain stays in the EU.

Ann Goldstein is an editor at <em>The New Yorker</em>. She says she tries to stick to the text when she translates. "You're not trying to write your own version of it," she says.<em></em>

Translator Behind Elena Ferrante Novels Says Her Job Is To Be An 'Enabler'

Ann Goldstein is the translator for the mysterious novelist's popular Neapolitan series. She says her role is to "enable someone to express him or herself as much as he or she possibly can."

Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters during his first official visit to Washington as leader of Canada's Liberal Party, in 2013.

Trudeau Elected Canada's Prime Minister As Liberals Assume Power

"We beat fear with hope," said Justin Trudeau, whose party won nearly 40 percent of the vote. The election of the son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau could strengthen ties with the U.S.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is joined by his wife, Melania, right, and daughter Ivanka, left, as he arrives for a primary night news conference in New York, May 3, 2016.

Donald Trump Virtually Clinches Republican Presidential Nomination

Bernie Sanders ekes out a victory in Indiana, but Hillary Clinton is still on path to win Democratic nomination

'City Of Clowns' Is A Dreamlike Tale Of Family And Tragedy

Author Daniel Alarcón's new graphic novel is adapted from a short story about a young Peruvian journalist who discovers strange links between his father and the impoverished street clowns of Lima.

At the Grace Community Health Center in Manchester, Ky., psychologist Joan Nantz meets with patient Ramiro Salazar, who gained Medicaid under the expansion.

In Depressed Rural Kentucky, Worries Mount Over Medicaid Cutbacks

People in poverty-stricken Clay County, Kentucky, worry about what will happen to their health care if Gov. Matt Bevin's and President-elect Trump's ambitions to overhaul Medicaid proceed.

Search results for