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Media outlets are full of stories about whether women can "have it all." After becoming a mother, Curtis Sittenfeld came to appreciate novels and memoirs that look beyond those headlines to celebrate the difficult, messy, delightful juggling act of parenthood. She shares three of her favorites.

Four novels for the year's end: a new Raylan Givens adventure from Elmore Leonard, a story of psychology and obsession from Ellen Ullman, Thomas Caplan's latest spy thriller and Alex Gilvarry's debut set in the fashion world and Guantanamo Bay.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded two grants totaling more than $5.7 million to support the organization's Poet Laureates as well as a national alliance of organizations promoting poetry.

Sometimes our eyes are bigger than our baking skills. Reviewer T. Susan Chang recommends three cookbooks with pictures that indulge our senses while sparing our waistlines. Do you have a favorite cookbook? Let us know in the comments.

Watching this Apple TV+ series takes commitment and attention, but you'll be rewarded for that effort with a haunting story that, at its center, is about the love between a mother and a daughter.

At a time when jazz was not widely seen in higher education, the alto saxophonist brought the wisdom learned on the bandstand to the classroom.

Nose hair trimmers, bad lasagna and dead flowers: Valentine's Day stories of gifts gone wrong.

Before the 2025 Academy Award nominations came out Thursday, the Academy revealed that none of the songs up for best original song would be performed during the Oscars ceremony.

SNL cast member Bowen Yang draws a card from the Wild Card deck and reflects on a moment his life could have gone a different direction.

Superstars like Bad Bunny, Karol G and Juan Luis Guerra racked up Latin Grammy nominations. But producers and songwriters got plenty of love, too.