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The miniseries set in occupied France is paradigmatic of what abounds on Netflix: good workmanship and shallow characters. But it does a good job at capturing how the World War II generation found company and consolation on the airwaves

The exquisite dexterity of the pennywhistle, the big brass arrangements, the lashings of doo-wop harmonies and the thundering swing and gumboot rhythms.  Feed into this a modern pop sensibility and front it with the inimitable and soaring voice of Claire Johnston, and the end result is a sound that is utterly distinctive and utterly unique.…

David Downing has been a professional writer for 50 years. In the last 20 of those he has concentrated on the eight-book ‘Station’ series, about an Englishman reluctantly engaged in espionage before, during and after World War II. The eighth – Union Station – comes out next month from Old Street Publishing.

It’s a few months away, but now is the time to purchase tickets for the 2024 Santa Fe International Literary Festival.

Jojo Moyes, Diana Gabaldon and Nicholas Sparks are just some of the authors who shared their favorite romance novels of all time.

Olivia Allen shares some of her favourite lines from books over the years, and what makes them so memorable.

Mark Ruffalo has starred in the movies ‘Spotlight,’ ‘Poor Things,’ and ‘The Avengers’ series as the Hulk. Read about his TV shows, wife, net worth, and more.

New Golden Knights bookmarks are out at Clark County Library branches, and you can go online to enter your library card number for a chance to win a pair of tickets to a game or an exclusive T-shirt.

Her agent gave her lines to read for the audition to play Marie-Laure, which thrilled Walton, but she obviously didn’t get the part.

Author Kate Storey explains the appeal of books about books, and she asks fellow authors for their favourite reads celebrating this theme