While nothing is required to meditate, it can be beneficial to have tools and guidance at your disposal to guide you through ...

Mindfulness, or shamatha, is a subdiscipline of meditation. It is, in part, an exercise in nonattachment. Plot twist: ...

It is narrated by Abraham or “Abe” Quin, whose life traces the loose shape of Castro’s own: he, too, is an author of 13 books, a retired professor, and one-time postman. The book is sold as ...

With packed schedules, endless work days, family responsibilities and more, it can be tough to find time to reflect on and ...

Peter Ames Carlin’s book isn’t just a cultural biography of the band going back to its formation in the-then sleepy college town of Athens, Georgia. It’s also a poetic meditation on what made so many ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Ursula Le Guin has written 22 books, including several classic novels as well as fantasy novels aimed at young adults. The books on this ...

By Catherine Hong John Adams reviews “Every Valley,” Charles King’s new book about the artistic, social and political forces surrounding one of the greatest pieces of music ever created.

By J. D. Biersdorfer Where’s Johnny? The Biography of a TV Host Whose Life Was a Closed Book. Johnny Carson dominated late-night television for decades, but closely guarded his privacy.

Katharine Spurrier dives into the stunning selection of photographs by Carlos Muñoz-Yagüe in this new book which takes us behind the scenes of iconic designer, Yves Saint Laurent. National Trust ...

Lila Pereira, a successful media executive, rises to the top of her career but has to reckon with her youngest daughter, Grace, resenting her for not being a PTA mom. Grace also dredges up the ...

Poets pray to the goddess of surprise: love is seduced by change, itself unchanging. Time, serene, remains indifferent to our iron will, our willed philosophies.” ...

This list is updated monthly with new “best of the year” worthy titles. It is perhaps a little trite and way too NPR-y to describe Sam Anderson’s six-part miniseries as an ode to animals and ...