How did the author of "The Savannah Cook Book" fenagle famous poet Ogden Nash to write the introduction? Polly Powers Stramm finds out.

These notable women include a circus star, influential authors, famous singer/actress, Florida's first woman voter and Seminoles' first woman chair.

Through the efforts of its outward-looking people and its seafaring traditions over the centuries, Derry has managed to ...

A famous singer and actress. A celebrated Black author. The South's first woman voter. The Seminoles' first woman chairperson. An American poet ... half-white and half-Native American.

A public reading of Celan’s best-known work, the hypnotic “Death Fugue,” was “an epiphany” for Mr. Joris as a 15-year-old high school student in his native Luxembourg, he told the New ...

Readers said Arthur Shattuck, Dave Koslo, Maury Laws, Red Smith, Phil Zwick and Lynn Kellogg should not be forgotten.

“Kafka Was the Rage” recalls his time as a G.I. turned downtown gadfly in the second half of the 1940s, looking for better ...

The 1920s were a period of great change. Vintage photographs provide a glimpse at what life was like for women throughout the decade.

Stars including Gwen Stefani, Barack Obama, and Robert De Niro all have Irish ancestors.

His database will use artificial intelligence to create accurate depictions of New Orleans' past based on newspaper archives, thousands of which he found for free on Craigslist.

The deal to sell California to Denmark means the Golden State would get “the rule of law, universal healthcare, and fact-based politics.” In exchange, Denmark would get Yosemite, Hollywood, redwood ...