When the history of the United States in 2025 is written, perhaps one of the best things that will be said is: “Well, it made for some great art.” Consider “So Far Gone,” the new […]
Reading the newly released “Notes to John,” it’s hard not to of wonder how the late author Joan Didion would feel about having her personal notes from a series of painful therapy sessions converted into […]
It takes more than a little verve to write a story based on the iconic characters created by F. Scott Fitzgerald in perhaps the 20th century’s most famous American novel, but Claire Anderson-Wheeler has done […]
When bestselling psychological thriller writer Paula Hawkins (“The Girl on the Train,” 2015) stamps the cover of your debut novel with “A Thelma & Louise for our times,” your career is off to a fast […]
Like its characters, Brian Castleberry’s second novel, “The Californians,” is full of ambition. It spans eras of American history, diving into everything from the heyday of silent cinema to the Reagan administration to the rise […]
RALEIGH — Test score data from the past school year released by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (DPI) shows overall subject matter improvement, but scores are still below what they were pre-pandemic. “The recovery […]
A recent report by Chris Stewart has shed new light on some of the educational problems faced by black youth. The report is titled, “The Secret Shame: How America’s Most Progressive Cities Betray Their Commitment […]
DURHAM — Silence can be golden, and one book club that has multiple chapters across the state agrees. Members of the Silent Book Club (SBC) meet up monthly in various spaces like microbrew pubs or […]
Whether your child is yet-to-be-born, a teenager or somewhere in between, “How to Raise a Reader” has some tips and a whole lot of book recommendations for you. Authors Pamela Paul and Maria Russo are […]
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