Did Patrick Henry really say ‘Give me liberty or give me death’? Maybe not.
The Virginia delegate may have spoken those words on March 23, 1775, but some historians doubt it. And at least two other men ...
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R.I.P. Roger Freet, a man responsible for some of your favorite Catholic books
Some of your favorite books by Christian authors came to be because of the careful and loving assistance of Roger Freet, the ...
Care home crisis! New book lifts lid on the experience of dementia and care homes – and calls for action
A new book has re-written the way we look at dementia and offers a fresh insight into how to improve the care that sufferers receive.
World Poetry Day: On Instagram and TikTok, poetry finds a new lease of life
From social media to AI, new technologies have changed the way that we produce and consume poetry. For World Poetry Day, we ...
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8 books with New England ties to spark hope and action this spring
Does history repeat itself? Or does it rhyme? WBUR literature writer Katherine Ouellette recommends eight books that remind ...
Meta didn't want people to read this book. Now it's a No. 1 bestseller.
Meta tried to prevent the author from promoting her book. It backfired.
Aleksei Navalny Among National Book Critics Circle Award Winners
A posthumous memoir by the Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, which detailed his fight against autocracy and corruption in Russia and was published eight months after he died in prison, won a ...