These days, most best sellers are written by authors with household names. Not these five breakout books. By Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth A. Harris In “Captives and Companions,” Justin Marozzi traces ...

The teen detectives and alien enigmas of the Nova Scotia-set “Hobtown Mystery Stories” return for a third supernatural outing. By Sam Thielman On the joys of having stories in my ears — and yes, ...

Your ultimate L.A. Bookshelf is here — a guide to the 110 essential L.A. books, plus essays, supporting quotes and a ranked list of the best of the best. In advance of this year’s Los Angeles Times ...

From terrifying paranormal tales to nail-biting thrillers and everything in between, these are the best Stephen King books in every genre that you'll devour Our editors and experts handpick every ...

Cari Orts teaches fifth grade at Spicewood Elementary School in Texas. Research has shown that interactive whiteboards make the teaching and learning process far more engaging and often lead to better ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. It's December, which means there's no better activity than curling up by a ...

Java Development Kit (JDK) 26, a planned update to standard Java due March 17, 2026, has reached an initial rampdown phase for bug fixes, with the feature set now frozen. The following 10 features are ...

Excavated with colonial labor and shipped to the Netherlands, the famous fossil is being repatriated to Indonesia along with 28,000 other fossils. The skull cap of 'Java Man' was discovered by Eugène ...