Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about books, authors and literary culture. This week’s challenge celebrates allusions to characters and plots from classic novels found in music ...

Trigger warning for any daughter who has ever had a fraught relationship with their mother: Gish Jen’s remarkable and heartbreaking latest book, “Bad Bad Girl,” may prompt a flood of feelings not felt ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X As early as 2006, Swift included a nod to Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” in the song ...

One friend called him the “Degenerate One.” Another referred to his deviant sexual obsessions, writing an anecdote about forcing women to undress at knifepoint while they were trapped on a boat. The ...

Pulling up to The Henson, a boutique hotel in the Catskills, it hit me what I was about to do: spend 48 hours with 14 strangers reading a book out loud. I’ve dreaded reading aloud since my elementary ...

The Fantastic Four: First Steps arrived in theaters this past weekend to glowing reviews from fans and critics alike. Marvel Studios delivered a worthy take on its First Family, and we're surely all ...

Curious about all the Easter eggs hidden throughout James Gunn’s Superman and how they shape the future of the DCU? As Clark Kent balances his dual identity and faces new threats, the film blends ...

Some newspapers around the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and at least one edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer have published a syndicated summer book list that includes made-up books by ...

ABSTRACT: The present study highlights and provides conclusive evidence on the role of cognitive profile, locus of control and intolerance to uncertainty on the emotional states induced by media ...