CHICAGO — Writing this sentence was hard. There were so many other things I could have gone with. That set of words seemed right at the time, roughly 90 seconds ago. Now I’m not so sure. Joan Didion ...

Writing this sentence was hard. There were so many other things I could have gone with. That set of words seemed right at the time, roughly 90 seconds ago. Now I’m not so sure. Joan Didion once said ...

Origin Uncertain: Unravelling the Mysteries of Etymology. By Anatoly Liberman. Oxford University Press; 344 pages; $29.99 and £22.99 MANY WORDS are puzzles themselves. “Conundrum” confounds scholars; ...

It's a great time to be a reader. Several years ago, the words "book club" may have conjured a mental image of wine-soaked, charcuterie-fueled in-person meetups at a friend's home. Now, book clubs ...

S1: Hey , San Diego , I'm Andrew Bracken in for Jade Hindman , one of the hosts of the popular public radio show away With words is out with a new book all about her love for language. This is KPBS ...

Designed to help children express empathy for those with health challenges, "Beyond Words" represents Aflac's newest expression of care with 100% of net proceeds benefiting the Aflac Childhood Cancer ...