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To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select ...

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Cape Girardeau writer Patti Miinch shares her thoughts about “The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir” by Griffin Dunne.

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In BESC 204 Molds and Mushrooms, the largest elective in bioenvironmental sciences, fungi aren’t food or footnotes — they’re the main event.

Author Danielle Arceneaux, whose parents are from Scott, is known for her series of mystery novels centered in Lafayette. The main character, Glory Broussard, is an amateur detective. Arceneaux was at ...

Focusing hard on challenging material is good for us. But "soft fascination," a less intense but equally effortless form of focus, leaves space for reflection and restoration.

To mark Arab American Heritage Month, we list books that highlight the history, achievements, and contributions of Arab ...

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"I was trying to write very personal essays about people I feel strongly about, with as much passion and humor and poignancy ...