The Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs offered magical protection to people in this life and the afterlife, and inscribed the signs on monuments, statues, funerary objects, and papyri.

It has been two years since Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker's first signature Nike basketball shoe launched in extremely limited numbers at Art Basel. After dropping in every style imaginable ...

A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted him and stayed with him this year. A Book Review art director selects the book jackets that surprised him, delighted ...

Another year, another stack of great books to read. Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year. The Loneliness ...

Ruth, the impish narrator of Kate Riley’s debut novel, is born into a little and little-known Anabaptist sect in Michigan. Riley, drawing on her own experience, feels no rush to lay out the group’s ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. The NYPL is offering unlimited e-book access for some of their best-of-the-year titles Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant ...

Nearly everything is easily accessible through your phone — especially photos. So, there’s a certain charm to having a physical keepsake of your favorite moments. One of my favorite ways to ...

Over 3,700 unique books were banned during the 2024-2025 school year, more than double the number of titles PEN America tracked in the 2021-2022 school year when it began counting. The nonprofit, ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A Louisiana State Licensing official says the City of Harahan paid $1.1 million to a construction company that may have broken state contracting law. RELATED: Mayor dodges Fox 8 ...

David Tennant (as Hamlet) performs in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet," which features one of the best book quotes. The most memorable popular book ...

What should I read next? If only making that decision were simple: Recommendations abound online and off, but when you’re casting about for a new book, especially if you’re coming off the heels of ...