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When celebrated biographer Walter Isaacson took on oddball tech billionaire Elon Musk, strange revelations came quickly.

The new novel offers an alternative future where the dead are raised and the past is forgotten, leaving us to answer the question, “What does life mean when time is our plaything?”

Rick Riordan discusses writing his new book "The Chalice of the Gods," starring Percy Jackson, and teases the upcoming Disney+ TV show premiering in December.

Christians must care for both Israeli and Palestinian victims of war—and that means actively rejecting hatred of the Jewish people.

It’s no surprise that so many writers, critics and filmmakers are mining O’Connor’s writings for study and edification.

“I often look back on a book I thought was wonderful and inspiring and found it to be maudlin and flowery or have some other defect of character I overlooked,” says the journalist, whose new book is the novel “Mr. Texas.” “It could be that literary fashions have changed or I’ve gotten older, and of course both are true.”

In the latest episode of ‘On With Kara Swisher,’ Kara grills author Walter Isaacson on his new biography and tries to get him to admit whether or not he actually likes Elon Musk after spending two years following the guy around.

Walter Isaacson was editor of Time magazine and CNN before writing a series of biographies of geniuses like Steve Jobs. His latest is of Elon Musk and his adventures, from the Starlink and the Ukraine War to Grimes, Amber Heard, and Twitter.

Walker Percy's 'Lost in the Cosmos' and Brother Guy Consolmagno's 'Finding God in the Universe' make for a delightful and thought-provoking reading experience.

Robert Whaples reviews “The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults,” by Mark Bauerlein (Regnery, 2022).