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A new book, “The Light Eaters,” looks at how plants sense the world and the agency they have in their own lives.

In “Goliath’s Curse,” Luke Kemp crunches the numbers to see exactly how far we are from the fate of once-great empires.

A beloved illustrator died in the middle of a project. His son, who had been drifting away from art for years, was given the chance to finish the work.

Nine artists on how American censorship changed their work and their lives.

After publishing “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” in 1957, he went on to build an empire of guidebooks, package tours, hotels and other services.

An observational poet who focuses on imagery from nature, he taught at the Institute of American Indian Arts for more than 20 years.

As the literary world is roiled by fights over politics and war, are we losing sight of the writer’s purpose?

Robert Redford, Roberta Flack, Diane Keaton and Brian Wilson are among the cultural luminaries who died this year.

As Tomie dePaola’s classic approaches a milestone birthday, Big Anthony is long overdue for a bit of sympathy.

Over nearly a half-century, he wrote 10,000 epigrams, none longer than 17 words, and printed them on postcards, T-shirts, mugs and other products.