Our critic on three terrific new mysteries and a gem-filled story collection. By Sarah Weinman A new book by Rhae Lynn Barnes examines how minstrelsy once occupied the center of the nation’s cultural ...

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Did you know you can open Office apps using keyboard shortcuts? Well, you heard it right! If you frequently use the Office productivity suite and work with the Office apps regularly, you can use ...

Before the award-winning RPGs or live-action show, there was The Witcher book series. Andrzej Sapkowski's original story of Geralt of Rivia was heavily inspired by Slavic mythology as well as classic ...

The book club was founded in 2017 and centers books with women-led narratives Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital platforms. Reese ...