""Nobody's house is worth risking a firefighter's life for,"" says a young hotshot (a forest-fire fighter) early in the seventh outing of Albuquerque lawyer Neil Hamel. Van Gieson (Parrot Blues) gives ...

Although Tarr ( Alamut ; The Dagger and the Cross ) brings her customary depth of research to her topic--Alexander the Great in Egypt--and although the tale of Alexander's conquests carries a certain ...

Note: those of you who have not yet discovered this series may wish to begin with the post by Notorious, PH.D. (March 2), and proceed to Historiann’s contribution (March 9). As a bonus, who but our ...

LENOX — Over 22 years of writing and conducting research for her book, "Days of Memory," Judith Monachina often looked up her interviewees’ names online. Even today, with the book finally published, ...

John J. Miller is joined by Silvina Sironi of the Word on Fire Institute to discuss the Book of Judith. Continue reading this article with an NRPLUS subscription. Join today: 60% Off Already a member?

Judith Krantz, author of blockbuster romance novels including “Scruples” and “Princess Daisy” that sold more than 80 million copies worldwide, died Saturday in Bel-Air of natural causes. She was 91.

The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will host a remote lecture titled “How to Get a Head in Ancient Israel: Exploring the Book of Judith” Wednesday, Dec. 14, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Caryn Tamber-Rosenau, ...

Prior to Oregon reestablishing the state poet laureate back in 2006, Willamette Week invited readers to nominate their choice for state bard. While many of Portland’s poets garnered enthusiastic votes ...

The beloved children’s book author Judith Kerr, who died on May 22 at age 95, proved that one way of coping with the tragedies of modern Jewish history was with an appetite for creative work. Kerr’s ...

Judith Krantz, whose steamy, glitzy romance novels – about the obscene exploits of the obscenely wealthy – were devoured by millions of readers and transformed the former Good Housekeeping editor into ...

Judith Viorst — the author of the iconic Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day — has shelves full of children's books to her name, but she's also a prolific poet, and she has a ...