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VILLAGE TALE—Phil Stong—Harcourt, Brace ($2)."Woman's place is the home, and I could tell you which room." So says an unrepentant old sinner in Author Stong's latest ...

THE NATIVE'S RETURN—Louis Adamic —Harper ($2.75). Not because he disliked the U. S. or was disillusioned about U. S. civilization, but because he wanted to see what the old country ...

Our editors review the best music books of 2024, including books about R.E.M., Taylor Swift, De La Soul, and the Stone Pony.

The “Midwest school” of comic art, appearing in daily papers in the 1920s and ‘30s, is now long gone. At that time Sidney Smith of “The Gumps” and Frank O. King of “Gasoline Alley ...

Now nearly 100 years old, country music is a genre with a rich and complex history. It's influenced by gospel, rock n' roll, and the blues, and has been home to a cast of complicated characters ...