Snippets are one of the most interesting parts of the Storybook Vale and act as one of the realm's main collectibles. The center of the Storybook Vale, the Lorekeeper, has lost its power, leaving it ...

In “The Sea Captain’s Wife,” Tilar J. Mazzeo tells the thrilling story of Mary Ann Patten, the first female captain of a merchant clipper ship. By Jennifer Wright Our columnist picks the year’s ...

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Fifty years after her death, the German-born political thinker has been enshrined as a prophet for our times. What did she actually say? By Jennifer Szalai The notebooks of Albert Camus, the French ...

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