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In a discussion of his book U.S. Presidents and the Militarization of Space, 1946-1967, historian Sean Kalic...

As part of the multi-library Big Read initiative revolving around The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien’s seminal book about the Vietnam War,...

Sabermetrics savant Bill James applies his research and analytical skills to true-crime solving, making a convincing case that a more...

Harvard University’s Danielle Allen discusses her searing family memoir, which details her younger cousin’s tragic arc from aspiring...

Was Abraham Lincoln the transcendent champion of African-American freedom that history books depict? Author Fred Kaplan tempers that...

In a discussion of his new book The Color of Law, Richard Rothstein makes the case that the racial divide i...

Infamous characters and sensational incidents abounded in the Ozarks immediately after the Civil War and well into the 20th century. The mining distri...

A tragic chapter in America’s westward expansion turned sensationalistic when some members of the stranded and starving Donner-Reed party of 1846 bega...

Veteran British director and master acting teacher Ian Wooldridge has helmed more than 100 stage productions, including The Tempest a...

In a discussion of one of the year’s most heralded books, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, author Davi...