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Well, I’m back. It feels like I just finished a 17-year journey, and now there’s a new one starting over again. As an English major, I loved to think about the last lines of the books I’ve read. Like ...
Valeria Golino exudes humanity in Mario Martone’s thoughtful biopic of struggling literary pioneer Goliarda Sapienza.
With the dismantling of the Wilson Center and the threats to universities across the country, the future of American ...
Scopes monkey trial famously put the spotlight on evolution and appeared to mark a defeat for biblical fundamentalism.
Attorney Heidi Friedman writes a book of ‘love lessons’ By Carlo Wolff Five years after her divorce, Heidi Friedman found ...
The new book, Women in the History of Quantum Physics, spotlights the oft-forgotten contributions of women scientists in the field.
As school ends and the calendar flips from May to June, the Hillsboro Library is gearing up for its busiest (and most fun) time of the year: Summer Reading.
Friendship between women is another important topic. When she was young, Choi says she often heard sayings like, "Women don't ...
from bestselling picture books to young adult novels in just about every genre: adventure, fantasy, sci-fi, historical fiction, and family and school dramas. Check 'em out! And for more strong women, ...
Alcott's 1868 novel Little Women became a classic hit and is widely considered an important piece of feminist fiction.
Honor Jones’s debut novel, Sleep, starts with a child’s perception of the world around her. I’ve known Honor, a senior editor ...
The best art makes us question the received ideas we’ve internalized and, just maybe, offers us ideas for living differently.