LONDON (AP) — When novelists look to the future, the view is often grim. There are a lot more fictional dystopias than utopias. Ian McEwan has good news and bad news about what lies ahead in “ What We ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A TV legend, a former X Factor judge and a Tour de France record holder will all front events at this year's Cheltenham Literature Festival. The event is thought to be the world's oldest literature ...

With dystopian fiction a firm fixture in our literary landscape, it’s easy to imagine future English syllabi that include, from this decade alone, works by Ali Smith, Paul Lynch, and Stephen Markley.

SINGAPORE – Wary that surrender was imminent in 1945, Japanese soldiers at Alexandra Hospital likely dug pits, filled them with literature and set the books on fire to cover their tracks. One such pit ...

Autumn's publishing calendar rarely lacks for noise; 2025 arrives with a chorus that tilts from porch-friendly to polemical. At the center is David McCullough's "History Matters," a final collection ...

Oscar Isaac plays Nick Tosches — and Dante — in a heist-movie-meets-philosophical-rumination that overreaches almost on purpose. Oscar Isaac, with louche long hair and a snaky hostility, plays Nick ...

University of Virginia provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. As university leaders work to make deals with the Trump administration, many college presidents are at an ethical crossroads ...

Whether it be an undersung arts scene, few citywide characteristics, or a far-too-often emphasis on the rich getting richer, many people give Dallas grief for its culture or lack thereof. Still, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It was started as a space for community, where women could gather in fellowship, to teach and to learn. It hosted presidents and leaders like Susan B. Anthony, lectures ...

A poem a day keeps the mind at play. That's the beauty of picking up a poetry collection: There's no pressure to read the book cover-to-cover. Readers can take it slow, savoring the verse and emotion.