Phantom feathers represent the sparrows killed in Mao’s 1958 eradication campaign, a man-made omen of famine. Turn the page, and petals from Mao’s Hundred Flowers Campaign turn into the heads and ...

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What seems different about 21st-century English is the speed with which these changes spread and are adopted—at least ...

Seattle writer and artist Tessa Hulls has had a banner year. Today, her illustrated memoir Feeding Ghosts won top honors in ...

Military aviation history is rich with stories of courage, technological advancement, and human experience, as exemplified by the author's family history. Several recommended books offer diverse ...

For Woodhaven resident Linda Pastorius, one small box of obituaries changed the course of her life. It was 1983 and Pastorius’ father had just died. While cleaning out his belongings, her mother came ...

Locust Grove, a historic Louisville landmark, is hosting its tri-yearly book sale, a major fundraiser for the site. Volunteers have discovered numerous items tucked away in the donated books, ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A book has made its long-awaited return to the San ...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A library book has been returned nearly 82 years after it was borrowed from the San Antonio Public Library. It came with a letter noting that "Grandma won’t be able to pay for it ...

CLYDE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – For many, stories of personal family history tend to get lost with the passage of time, but one 93-year-old Clyde woman is taking steps to ensure that her family’s history ...

Mama said to be nice to others. Stand up for yourself, she said. You can do whatever you put your mind to. Stay out of trouble. Take care of yourself and those you love. Mama said a lot of things that ...

One big bummer about life is that each of us seems to get only one. More than 8 billion examples of how things could have gone differently, and there's still no swapping that receding hairline, ...