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Who were the Nazis? The comfort blanket version of history tells us they were aberrant monsters, more beasts than men. And certainly their project was uniquely monstrous, combining pre-medieval barbarism and ignorance with force-multiplying modern technologies like radio, rockets, railways and poison gas to terrorise a continent.

Author who won the Children’s Book award in 1997 and whose bestselling series made adults laugh too

Is Crockett Johnson’s Harold, of “Harold and the Purple Crayon,” a child of color?

A love triangle culminates in tragedy in this cleverly constructed thriller, based on real-life events

Progressive state college has been at center of Governor Ron DeSantis’s campaign against diversity and inclusion programs in higher ed

Tom Bombadil didn't fit into Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films, but Amazon's 'The Rings of Power' finds a perfect place for the character.

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Writer who drew on her Hollywood childhood for her successful memoirs and novels

Has an ISB agent been involved in espionage since the very beginning of 'Andor'?

The world’s largest democracy comes under the microscope in these compelling works of journalism and history

French-Algerian publisher Edmond Charlot is the subject of the Algerian writer Kaouther Adimi’s third novel, and her first to be translated into English.