I remember the first time I heard the phrase, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” I was in the third grade at John Muir ...

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It’s bold. It’s restrained. It’s graceful. It’s terrifying. It feels inevitable, yet it’s startling. There’s no easy way to describe the cover for Salman Rushdie’s Knife, which is why it’s one of the ...

Fact is, I’ve never really heard that old saw of a proverb applied to actual books. Instead, it’s always spoken — even reverently intoned — in reference to a person who might not dress in the latest ...

Pleasantly surprised on the subway, an invisible helper appears and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary. Dear Diary: It was rush hour, and I had just boarded a packed ...

The 1986 film Stand By Me is a classic coming-of-age story based on a Stephen King novella, exploring the darker edges of ...

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A New Zealand book competition dropped two of a publisher’s books because they had A.I.-generated covers. The publisher and ...

As a full-time student at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), Gerardo Lemus Ramos, a hard-of-hearing student who uses a wheelchair, navigates campus life just like any other student. He ...

Following Kamala Harris over the years, I can relate to her frequent tales of wisdom passed down from her mother. One particularly useful bit that always stuck with me is how to judge a book: Not by ...