The Weekly Reader's Marion Winik will be in conversation with four local writers who have been receiving raves for their new work in fiction and poetry.

World War II and its aftermath left an indelible mark on the world and inspired countless artists to try to make sense of such a calamity.

Joan Didion died in 2021, but interest in her life and work has only increased since then.

We can inherit so many things from our ancestors – physical traits, like hair and eye color, a quick temper, musical talent, a bunch of money, maybe even a big old house!

Joni Mitchell gets the biographical treatment in a pair of books as unconventional as the artist herself.

We love short stories, and we're going to make you love them, too.

Who hasn’t dreamed of running away, leaving it all behind, totally reinventing yourself?

Great art is often created in the wake of terrible tragedy – think Guernica, The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll, The Vietnam Memorial.

Remember the 1980s? Remember college? Even if you weren’t alive, or never attended university, you’ll feel like you’ve gone back in time with this week's picks.

Immigration is and always has been such a complex issue, you may not even realize how much it touches your everyday life.