It's been a very intriguing year for movies, with some big films getting a lot of attention, smaller ones searching…
Alison Thoet
Which movies from this year did we not want to end? Two critics share their favorites.
'Tis the season for holiday performances and it's always a key time for arts groups relying on holiday fare to…
As the year comes to an end, we're taking a look at some of the best writing of 2022. Jeffrey…
Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's Fresh Air, and New York Times books editor Gilbert Cruz share some of their…
French writer Annie Ernaux delivered her Nobel lecture on Wednesday in Stockholm, Sweden, and spoke of how she hopes her…
Becoming a poet laureate is a coveted role and rare honor. Rarer still is having two laureates in the same…
A painting thought to be by Johannes Vermeer isn't a Vermeer after all. The 17th-century Dutch master left behind few…
Abdulrazak Gurnah is receiving worldwide attention after being awarded last year's Nobel Prize in Literature. His latest novel "Afterlives" is…
Hilary Mantel died Thursday at age 70 near her home in Exeter, England. She authored 17 books, but it was…
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