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"This is for us a sacred task," says a world-renowned expert on German Jewish genealogy from the Looted Books Project.

Twenty kindergarteners can’t be wrong. Karen started the part-time job in September and has been a success with both the ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

In her first novel in 14 years, the author combines real-life historical events with a dose of magical thinking.

The bestselling author of "Swamplandia!" and "Vampires in the Lemon Grove" returns with a Nebraska Dust Bowl-era tale of a ...

In a heart-wrenching yet uplifting narrative, author Karen C. McCord celebrates the vibrant life and legacy of her daughter, ...

A profane blogger believes an innocent woman is being framed for murder. He’ll do anything to prove he’s right—and terrorize ...

The heroine of Karen Russell’s new novel, The Antidote —her second—is a plucky teenage girl intent on excelling at a practice ...

Early in Portlander Karen Russell’s latest novel, The Antidote, its titular witch is trying on names. Rather than cast spells ...