For years, I had a strong aversion to historical fiction. That aversion goes back to when I was a student in college. The aversion lasted for many years. I had no desire to read books that were a ...

It's a popular account with over 540k followers that teaches its fans a bit of everything: history, aesthetics, and even ...

Afghanistan, a land of stunning landscapes, deep-rooted cultures, and tumultuous history, has captivated the world for ...

The University of Nevada Press publishes a photo history book, which celebrates the University’s sesquicentennial and ...

Funny that my former colleague Ed Willes has titled his new book, a history of B.C.’s main sporting obsession, the same.

In those cultures where a dead husband continues to haunt the living for a long time, everything that has been in contact ...

Just ahead of International Literacy Day on Sunday 8 September, the annual day promoting the critical importance of literacy, ...

In a symbol of triumph over censorship and the erasure of Native languages, the historical press that published the Cherokee ...

“The last documented scientific record of the species appears to be a July 1969 specimen that is kept in the American Museum ...

Dr Dickson and his wife, Moira, are on a three-week visit to Papua New Guinea at the invitation of the Department of Education. Mrs Dickson is the co-founder of VSO and author of “Hand-book on ...

Timor Leste, or East Timor, is a Southeast Asian nation that occupies half of the island of Timor and is almost the size of ...

Part mystery, part history, this book by two award-winning authors is a page-turner. (Ages 10-14, Viking Books for Young Readers, Oct. 8) — K.M. Summer and her family make an annual trip to ...