By 1917, the meaninglessness of the sacrifice had become clear enough to the combatants, if not to civilians back home: ...

Rachel Syme is a writer with a massive audience. But one of her favorite ways to write is much more personal. Syme is a devotee of the ancient art of “correspondence” — better known as letter-writing.

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For the novelist Rebecca Makkai, writing blurbs had become nearly a full-time job. She explains why blurbs matter — and why ...

The former baseball boss' connection to the Berkshires runs deep, beyond the bylines in The Eagle and his time at Williams ...

When our oldest daughter entered the Adirondacks Hamlets to Huts shop, Joe Dadey greeted her as he does everyone. Their conversation went something like this … “Anything I can help you with?” “Yeah, ...

Journaling is one of the easiest and cheapest things you can do for your mental health, so why does it feel so hard to start?

Financial writer warns against buying Tesla, Inc. stock, citing declining fundamentals and unrealistic promises from CEO Elon ...

Few could guess that a small, aging brick building in this Schuylkill County borough could produce one of the most boldly experimental novels written in recent years. But if you’re ever in the ...