Literature

Growing up in New York, I listened to my father tell me about how his family prepared for the looming threat of Adolf Hitler’s invasion of the United States. The…

Having a memorable summer doesn’t mean you need to book a flight: you might take flight with a travel book instead. Or to inspire your future travels, nothing beats a good travel book. Either way, our list includes some of this summer’s best travel books to stimulate your imagination and get you moving.

Valentine’s Day is the solstice of the season of love and the aspiration for a perfect date night. However, do heart-shaped boxes of chocolate and bouquets of red roses inspire the same sense of epic love that romance novelists write about? Those of us who are busy scripting our personal love stories or waiting to begin our own next chapter need look no further for the spirit of romance in the pages of a romance novel. Here are two of our favorites.

Mary Alice Monroe, sets the scene in her beloved Southern low-country with fine storytelling about relationships and love.

Danielle Rollins’ speaks on her various business ventures including a clothing line and style blog as well as her love for aesthetics and beauty.

Marie Benedict uncovers the first female US Spy in 1776 and brings Lady Clementine Churchill in her books, Good reads not to miss.

When her line of cosmetics for women of color caught the eye of editors at Essence magazine, Susan Taylor had no idea that she would one day lead the publication as Editor-in-Chief.

A New York Times best-selling author, Karen Abbott’s career started as a young journalist, where she found a passion for gathering details and began to channel them into historical fiction.

A frank conversation shares the deeply personal struggles and accolades of the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist.