In “The Secret History of the Rape Kit,” Pagan Kennedy writes about the tool’s inventor and others who have fought for its use More than 60 years after her death, Hurston’s unfinished ...

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As 2024 winds down, this week’s Title Search puzzle celebrates fiction that appeared on the New York Times best-seller list at some point this year. The titles of 10 such books are hidden below ...

Family and friends of Della Cusimano gathered to celebrate her 100th birthday on Monday. She attributes her longevity to taking walks down the hall and keeping her mind active working the daily jumbo ...

Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital platforms. A May-December friendship, a gripping marital mystery and self-improvement for ...

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Challenge yourself every day with a free mini version of the classic crossword puzzle. Can you solve The Mini in minutes — or seconds? Play a new puzzle every day or browse the archive.

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

Packing a warm jacket and hat to ward off the December chill, Kristie Cowling hiked among thick pines and rocky outcroppings ...

Even in the 21st-century digital age, books haven’t lost their importance; they are still a reliable source for gathering information. Although we can now carry thousands of e-books on mobile devices ...

Local co-op might not be as common as it was during the '90s, but the practice has not completely died down either. Similarly, the puzzle genre continues to produce new projects at a reasonable ...