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James: Percival Everett

Percival Everett, one of America’s most imaginative living fiction writers, has put an end to these critical debates by way of rewriting Twain’s novel onto his new book, strategically and programmatically titled James.

During this week of Presidents Day and George Washington’s birthday, it can be interesting to learn about the history of the American presidents. Litchfield Library has many books that share

At the end of his life, a nearly penniless Ulysses S. Grant sat bundled in blankets in a loaned cabin in the Adirondack foothills, barely...

Novelist Jon Clinch was inspired by Ron Chernow’s “Grant” to elaborate on the last days of Ulysses S. Grant’s life, as the general fought poverty and ill health to write his memoirs.

This year’s best books, chosen by Monitor reviewers, pay close attention to history and its lessons for the present – and the future.

This year’s best books, chosen by Monitor reviewers, pay close attention to history and its lessons for the present – and the future.

A desire to right past wrongs animates many of our November reads. From a Civil War general to a young Londoner, self-reflection offers insight.

A little free library, specifically dedicated to banned books, was vandalized in Saratoga Springs outside Caffe Lena.