In a world of dwindling reviews, the author Lydia Davis’s new work charts a more serendipitous path to reading.

More than 15 million people 55 or older don’t have a spouse or biological children; nearly 2 million have no family members at all.

South Korean author Baek Se-hee, who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki,” has died at age 35, the Korean Organ Donation Agency announced on Thursday.

Jean-Baptiste Andrea ignored his parents’ advice to avoid writing – now’s he one of France’s most famous novelists.

A grant, a small advance, a supportive spouse, and the $100 I found outside the library The post How I Managed to Write a ...

Yes, Donald Trump is a threat to democracy. But the country has a few attributes that make it more resilient than you might ...

Younger talents won out at San Sebastian’s Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum this year which allotted two top awards to “Do Not Let Me Die Alone,” from Chile’s Francisco Rodríguez Teare and ...

Abdirahman Warsame of Minneapolis once felt alone in his fentanyl addiction. He hopes his personal story resonates with those battling an addiction that has silenced them.

He was a spy, a crusader, an obsessive advocate for neglected people and places—yet his work was shaped, too, by an inner ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

You’re reading The Sporting Scene, Louisa Thomas’s weekly look at the world of sports. What is it all for, these early mornings and evenings in the park with her notebook? The bruises and the pain?

A phenomenon called the "retirement consumption gap” occurs when you have the financial means to spend more but feel frozen in place. "Die with Zero" dares you to challenge yourself to spend money on ...