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When she meets Ethan, she decides that a summer romance would be the perfect thing for her to start the next chapter in her life. She does not realize that Ethan might turn into so much more. Why I ...

Inspired by her own family’s past, Claire Messud’s “This Strange Eventful History” unfolds over seven decades and two wars.

It started off as an offshoot of Guinness beer to settle pub bets. Now it tracks 65,000 records — and some are oddly specific. Here's why.

Despite omitting certain chapters, CFISD educators must still cover topics outlined in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, the state's standards for what students should learn in public schools.

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The best stories in Honor Levy’s “My First Book” capture the quiet desperation of today’s smart set. But there is such a thing as publishing too soon. “Finish What We Started,” by the ...

“I happen to find embroidery quite stimulating,” I told her tersely. But Charlotte’s words had stirred up the memories that I had carefully hidden away, like the visiting card I had just locked in the ...

Kamau Kiarie is the CEO of East African Educational Publishers. Underneath that patina of meticulous philosopher, lies a lover.