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Considered one of the leading Christian theologians of the 20th century, he insisted that any established set of beliefs had to confront the implications of Auschwitz.

A two-time Caldecott Medal winner, she brought multiculturalism to children’s literature by evoking her Armenian heritage.

As she prepares for the Paris Games, the seven-time Olympic gold medalist talks about the doping accusations against her competitors and how she stays focused while swimming 1,900 miles a year.

Complicated sisters; messy neighbors.

Economic growth has been ecologically costly — and so a movement in favor of ‘degrowth’ is growing.

Lock the windows and bolt the doors before picking up Paul Tremblay’s “Horror Movie.”

In her third essay collection, the poet and critic Elisa Gabbert celebrates literature and life through a voracious engagement with the world.

The author discusses her new novel, “Swan Song,” which she says is the last beach read she intends to write.

A cultural historian, he was fired by Stanford University in 1972 over an anti-Vietnam War speech that became a cause célèbre of academic freedom.

In “Ultraviolet,” by Aida Salazar, and “Mid-Air,” by Alicia D. Williams, the thunderstorm of adolescence splits open a once peaceful sky.