At its worst, a nonfiction science book about animal sexuality could read like a dry biology textbook. But that's not the kind of book Eliot Schrefer wrote. His book, called "Queer Ducks (And Other ...

What exactly is a family? Even more profoundly, why is a family? Entire wings of the literary canon have confronted these questions, usually by framing them within the context of human families only.

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We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. Ramona Ausubel, the award-winning author of "Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty," returns with "The Last Animal" ...

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In March, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “We Do Not Part,” the Nobel laureate Han Kang’s novel about history, tragedy and the work of remembering. By MJ Franklin MJ Franklin is an ...

Every year, hundreds of racehorses break one of the myriad bones in their lower legs while training or competing in races, meaning that they must be euthanized. Although it’s a relatively tiny ...

Wild Tunes connects shelters like Anti-Cruelty with volunteer musicians of all backgrounds and levels of experience.