NEW YORK (AP) — Books on slavery, the justice system, poverty and gender identity are among this year’s finalists for J.

A new book by the journalist Katherine Stewart finds a far-right movement seething in resentment, suspicious of reason and determined to dominate at all costs. By Jennifer Szalai Plenty of ...

Plenty of classics made the list, as did books that capture particular, personal slices of New York. By Juliana Barbassa and Jennifer Harlan The Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina compiled ...

Alba de Céspedes’s book, a coming-of-age novel following eight young women in Rome, is perfect for fans of Elena Ferrante. “Blood on Satan’s Claw,” by Robert Wynne-Simmons, is a novel by ...

Tie-break vote in contest leads to claims of rigging, death threats and judges being prevented from leaving the Solomon Islands The Miss Pacific Islands beauty pageant was supposed to show that ...

Is there more to pageantry than beauty and sequins? As the 25th anniversary of “Miss Congeniality” approaches, pageant contestants continue to challenge public conceptions and prove that competing isn ...

Read more about our Product Review Guidelines here. No matter how many exciting new books are published each year, book lovers will never truly escape the pull of the classics. Whether you want to ...

who has published two books about the Ramsey case. While it is unclear if officials will be able to find or identify any suspects in the case by partnering with an independent lab with access to ...

Whether you’re looking to dive deeper into stories of age-gap romances, self-acceptance, or power, books can extend the emotional landscape “Babygirl” introduces. Boston.com reached out to ...

A Samoan judge in the Miss Pacific Islands beauty pageant is being kept in Solomon Islands while pageant organisers investigate accusations of vote rigging. The judge says he has done nothing ...

As an avid reader of art books, I’m especially excited to dive into these titles—they promise to inspire, challenge and deepen our understanding of art and its enduring impact. Whether you ...

"My name was on a handwritten piece of paper," she told the ABC. Ms Kanas was part of the Miss Pacific Islands beauty pageant held last weekend. The event, this year hosted by Solomon Islands ...