5 new fantasy novels invigorate old tropes
Spell books, dragons, mermaids, fairies and a magic circus all take on new life in the pages of these five enchanting tales hitting shelves in May and June.
Arts
Meet the eye-opening curator behind hundreds of modern art exhibitions
Walter Hopps was a visionary and — long before Instagram — an influencer. The Menil Collection in Houston is showing works by 70 artists Hopps spotted, acquired, encouraged or enabled as a curator.
Andy Cohen created a reality show empire but being a dad is his biggest challenge yet
Talk show host and The Real Housewives creator Andy Cohen's fifth book, The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up, describes how becoming a dad has completely changed his life.
A man is charged in the 2005 theft of Judy Garland's red 'Wizard of Oz' slippers
The case stumped law enforcement for years, despite conducting multiple interviews and identifying suspects. The pair of shoes now rests in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
A Hebrew Bible that is 1,100 years old sells for $38 million at an auction
The Codex Sassoon, a leather-bound, handwritten parchment volume containing a nearly complete Hebrew Bible, was purchased by former U.S. Ambassador to Romania.
New adaptations of 'Great Expectations' are breaking some hearts
Some of the new adaptions of one of Charles Dicken's most beloved novels, Great Expectations, have been controversial, leading to a debate about how far new adaptations should stray from the original.
In 'Dances,' a Black ballerina's big break brings immense pressure
Author Nicole Cuffy talks about her debut novel, "Dances."
A free speech group is suing a Florida school district over book bans
The largest book publisher in the country has joined free speech group PEN America, parents and authors to push back against book banning, filing a federal lawsuit in Florida's Escambia County.
A historian details how a secretive, extremist group radicalized the American right
Matthew Dallek says the John Birch Society, which was active from the late '50s through the early '70s, propelled today's extremist takeover of the American right. His new book is Birchers.
What happened 'The Night of the 12th'? A murder remains a mystery in this French film
A vibrant student named Clara is walking home one night when a faceless man steps out of the darkness and sets her on fire. The award-winning film is a study in misogyny — not a simple whodunnit.