The former Vanity Fair editor reflects on an era’s power moves and expense-account adventures in a new memoir.

A posthumous collection of Joan Didion’s diaries, biographies of Yoko Ono and Mark Twain, a history of The Onion — and plenty ...

Peggy Thomas of Middleport, New York, received the Ag Promotion Award at the New York State Agricultural Society Forum for ...

Presidents Day has changed dramatically over the years. For some historians, the holiday has lost discernible meaning.

The meaning of Presidents Day has changed dramatically, from being mostly unremarkable and filled with work for Washington in the 1700s to the bonanza of consumerism it has become today. For some ...

Historian Alexis Coe, author of “You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George ... memory,” said Bruggeman, whose books include “Here, George Washington Was Born: Memory, Material ...

As the purpose and meaning of the 14th Amendment are once again debated, it’s well worth learning more about one of its primary authors: George S. Boutwell.

Lin-Manuel Miranda recently announced that his musical theater juggernaut “Hamilton” would no longer be playing at the ...

In honor of Women’s History Month, we spoke with seven creators of picture book biographies highlighting overlooked female figures in history.

Brill went further with psychohistory at the 1931 American Psychiatric Association convention when he gave a paper called ...