Over the past century, there have been countless attempts to assemble a definitive list of essential literature. In recent decades, however, the very idea of a literary canon has become a source of ...

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Re “The Dogged, Irrational Persistence of Literary Fiction,” by Gerald Howard (Opinion guest essay, nytimes.com, Oct. 20): Defending the continuing vitality of the literary novel, Mr. Howard points to ...

Between the Trump administration's cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities and the gutting of the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences, federal ...

Taylor Swift is known for her storytelling and poetic lyricism. Her lyrics reference novels by Daphne du Maurier, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, and more. Swift's newest single, "The Fate of ...

Perhaps you're deep in the midst of marathon training, or you're a beginner who wants to get better at running but are overwhelmed by anything longer than a 5k. Either way, it's time to give Jeffing, ...

A new generation of celebrity book clubs, library-themed wine bars, public readings and the rise of BookTok and Bookstagram — reading is in, and the travel industry is taking note. Literary tourism — ...

Born into a world of gaming and sports, it was only natural to become an avid fan of both and eventually tie the two together in perfect harmony. Father of 3 and happily married since 2006, and a ...