A veteran Portland journalist is out with a new biography book looking at the life of an author known as the "Queen of True Crime." ...

Nadel’s gripping and essential book makes good on this claim; his biography is the story of how one highly flawed and preternaturally gifted man augured a revolution in comic book storytelling ...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was executed by the Nazis 80 years ago this week for supporting a plot to kill Hitler. Now his legacy is being drawn into another battle: the ongoing debate over White Christian ...

In the heart of Swinging London, a tragic event gave John Lennon and Paul McCartney inspiration to write one of The Beatles' best songs.

American Jews, the Civil War, and the Fight to End Slavery By Richard Kreitner Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 416 pages, $32 The ...

Cal State L.A. professor Ericka Verba, director of the Latin American Studies program, discusses her new biography of the ...

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John Ferling’s “Shots Heard Round the World” explores how France and Spain came to help the colonies throw off England’s rule A new biography by Nigel M. de S. Cameron looks at how a pro ...