Happily, there are a host of witty, satirical and downright hilarious books out there, waiting to put a smile back on our faces. From comic novels and memoirs, to essays and poetry, humour has filled ...

In his new book, “In Search of an Open Mind,” Columbia’s president emeritus offers a collection of his speeches, articles, ...

USC professor Percival Everett wins the National Book Award for Fiction for 'James,' a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn' from ...

She mulls how women were rejected entry into university ... for Dummies was published. Danger of a single story Why do we ...

Of the four legs of the geek table that McAfee identifies (speed, ownership, science and openness), our biggest shortfall is speed. While some universities are the exception that proves the rule (ASU, ...

Glen and Cathy Miranker, devotees of the UVA-based Rare Book School, have endowed a permanent curator position.

That’s the conclusion of a recent article by The Associated Press noting that children are not only reading less for fun — only 14% say they do so daily compared to 27% in 2012 — but they are also not ...

Serious reading — sitting down in a quiet place, undisturbed, for a few hours with a text like “Walden” — takes students away ...

Former Chicago Bulls forward Bob Love, a three-time All-Star who spent 11 years in the NBA, has died. He was 81.

Steven Glover turned his front garden into a festering rubbish dump that attracted rats. He has been evicted and a huge clean ...