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Best-selling author Lauren Kate reveals how a tour of Venice's storied ospedali inspired her new novel, 'The Orphan's Song.'

Jonathan Ray, author of the encyclopedic guide 'That's the Spirit,' shares his favorite whiskies, liqueurs, grappa and more.

'Cider Insider' author Susanna Forbes reveals which hard ciders are best for foodies, wine lovers, the great outdoors, and more.

For more than a half-century, postmodernist architect Ricardo Bofill has brought his surreal visions to life. See some of his most breathtaking creations.

When the education secretary is outside Washington, she is an advocate for reading. Once back inside the Beltway, she ducks into a backroom and champions radical cuts.

Born of vaudeville, drag has come a long way, baby.

A sample of celebrity portraits, fashion photos and 'Big Nudes' from 'Helmut Newton: SUMO,' on view in Berlin

Elizabeth Gilbert takes us with her as she sails down the Danube on Avalon Waterways' newest ship, the Envision.

"The Last Night on the Titanic" reveals cocktails, cuisine and lore from the ship "God himself couldn't sink."

Who are the Chandrian hiding from? What’s in the thrice-locked chest? Here are the best theories for what to expect from Patrick Rothfuss’ ‘The Kingkiller Chronicle’ Book 3.

Muslim women interpret the call for modest clothing individually, with styles that allow for creativity and commentary in everything from streetwear to couture. 

“Kingkiller Chronicle” author Patrick Rothfuss (“The Name of the Wind,” “The Wise Man’s Fear”) describes how he feels about writer’s block in a new interview.

Roth was known for such classics as "Portnoy's Complaint" and "American Pastoral." But he was also an astute writer of memoirs and essays.

Tim Flach’s striking portraits of animals sought to highlight the similarities between humans and the natural world. In his latest work, he used the same method to draw attention to our effects on it.

"It’s so funny to read historians claiming Eleanor was a sheltered Victorian that wouldn’t know a lesbian if she fell across one, and I’m like, How can you imagine that to be true, given the...

"It’s not a rape story, or an assault story, and it’s not even a pure harassment story."

"I did my first exorcism when I was 31. Now I have a waiting list."

The prize encourages writers "to keep us on the edge of our seats without resorting to the same old clichés."

The pioneering feminist author would have been 136 today. She took her own life, at 59, in 1941.

Kiss's Gene Simmons has new book, a Cliffs Notes of sorts, on how to attain more "power," with sections on Niccolò Machiavelli, Oprah Winfrey, Napoleon Bonaparte, Michael Jordan and Elon Musk. He...

“There’s a lot of fear that we are sliding back, that the worst times may come again."

One professor wrote a book titled 'Fire and Fury' in 2009. Now his book is on several Amazon bestseller lists. He's thrilled.

Anyone hoping to read Michael Wolff's juicy book about the Trump White House might have to wait.

The lead singer talks about his new memoir, piloting his band's Ed Force One jumbo jet and creating epic metal that "rivals Cecil B. DeMille."

“Do we need to reinform men about where their penis belongs in public places?" the author asked her friends.

Laura Dern's military leader is more than she seems.

From Marvel comics, sci-fi novels, manga and more.

"Your phone’s out of battery and, like you, it needs some fucking sleep.”

“I knew he wasn’t a good thing,” historian Edgar Feuchtwanger says. “What nobody knew was that he was going to turn the whole world upside down.”

His holy trinity of sci-fi authors, the only two fantasy series he got into and what he binges on TV.