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Terry Teachout was a generation younger than Didion and her cohort of critics who got their start at National Review. But with his death, their strain of conservative criticism seems not only rare but perhaps even extinct.

Artist, author and oracle Dave Eggers has finally released the follow-up to 2013’s arresting tale, The Circle. His prescient new novel, The Every, exp...

Brighten up the dark days of winter with this collection of compelling one-a-day shorts – from big-name directors such as Jane Campion to Beyoncé and Chris Ware

One downside of the Kindle e-reader is it doesn’t develop your upper body strength the way books do.

In Samuel Johnson's last great work, "The Lives of the Poets," there is a fascinating passage about the intellect and reading habits of one of Johnson's most important literary models, 17th-century poet John Dryden.

Jo’Anna Bird was sure that her violent ex-boyfriend would murder her. She sought help from the police – but with information from a long-secret file, Newsday reconstructs how officials mishandled her case.

Internal affairs file kept secret by Nassau police for more than a decade detailed the repeated policing failures leading up to her murder in 2009.

Great gift books — great gifts! — come out of left field. Plus, most likely, the best readers on your shopping list are curious by nature. In o

A rare Chicago showing of provocative paintings by an overlooked African American artist at the Chicago Cultural Center.

The demolition of another pre-fire residence reinforces architect John Vinci's belief that Chicago is in desperate need of a museum of architecture.