The earliest historical reference to people dying by suicide at the Sangam or confluence of the Yamuna and Ganga is by ...

An announcement from Simon & Schuster’s publisher left the literary community wondering whether blurbs, the little snippets of praise on a book jacket, are all they’re cracked up to be.

Holy Thursday celebrates the institution of the Eucharist as the true body and blood of Jesus Christ and the institution of the sacrament of the priesthood. Monday, February 03, 2025 A service of ...

This sweeping novel about the life, loves, struggles and triumphs of a queer English Burmese actor is the topic of our January book club discussion. “Something Rotten,” Andrew Lipstein’s ...

Solidary Worldwide has called on the international community to take decisive action as Myanmar marks four years under ...

and never worried about getting eight hours sleep! The Daily Mail Books department chooses their favourite fiction of the century. When 50 American hostages were released on Reagan's inauguration ...

Two new books, “The Sirens’ Call” by Hayes and “Superbloom” by Carr, argue that our capacity for attention and connection has been devastated by the digital age “Elita” is a novel ...

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

Holy water reminds the faithful of Christ, who is given to us as the supreme divine blessing, who called himself the living water, and who, with water, established Baptism for our sake as the ...

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Here’s how it works. Seeing as the game is now over 50 years old, it's hard to narrow down the best D&D books. There are quite literally enough to fill a small library these days, so which ones ...