Clay Risen examines Cold War hysteria in an even-handed way, trusting readers to make the connection between McCarthyism and ...

What started as a scholarly study becomes, in Will Rees’s hands, a freewheeling journey into our brains and souls.

The meticulously research book presents an unvarnished look at the good times and bad days in the Golden State which ...

Extracted with permission from Land Power, Michael Albertus, Profile Books/ Hachette India.

The polygamous 19th-century prophet and second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints envisioned that ...

The Jewish holiday of Purim, celebrated March 13-14, is considered holier than Yom Kippur, yet it’s a story of survival where ...

With 'The Jews,' 'Daily Show' veteran Rob Kutner graduates from trying to please one curmudgeonly Jew to 14 million of them.

Elif Shafak was charged with "insulting Turkishness" after the release of her book The Bastard of Istanbul. Speaking with ...

As a bestselling author, Cassandra Clare has faced her fair share of controversy. Back with a new fantasy series that draws ...

Author William Geroux finds a compelling true-crime angle in a series of camp murders, as well as international intrigue in a ...

A peace settlement to end a major war can be an opportunity to reorder the world. After the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte in ...

Our struggle to predict the future is partly a failure of language. Phrases like “fair chance” and “highly likely” are vague ...