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Elin Hilderbrand has long been known as the Queen of the Summer Novel , delivering irresistible stories of love, loss, friendship, and hope that unfold against the perfectly charming and breezy backdrop of Nantucket Island.

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Southport almost always shows up near the top of the list when you search online for the best vacation sites in North Carolina.

If you want to move beyond just numbers for your sequel titles, critic Bob Mondello says there are a few informal rules you need to follow.

The primary is coming up and some of us will be out of town on vacation or work, so we will try to... Good Canton friends are avid readers who recommended Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl .

How much is enough? We recently learned the median pay package for a chief executive officer rose to eight figures for the first time last year.

This photo provided by Little, Brown and Company shows the book cover of "The Goldfinch," by Donna Tartt.

Of all the superwoman-led workouts and wellness sessions we've experienced , meditating with Arianna Huffington has definitely been the most zen.

David McCullough thanks several main contributors the the library's success, including Tim Boland, Dan Waters and Beth Kramer.

Dinesh D'Souza , who recently pled guilty to a campaign finance violation , has been after Google for three weeks over allegations the company is muffing the search results for his new movie America .

David Mitchell, David Nicholls and past winner Howard Jacobson are in the running for this year's Man Booker Prize, as its new global embrace gives fewer than half the places on the longlist to Brits.

Popularly known as Harry Potter , Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born on the July 23, 1989.

In recent months, some writers have yet again begun to lament the demise of the Great English-Language Novel.

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will headline next year's Desert Town Hall speakers series in Indian Wells, it was announced Tuesday.

Should he ever seek a career change, Michael Douglas could well be the next Barbara Walters or at the very least, a host on The View.

Robert Downey Jr. as Hank Palmer and Robert Duvall as Joseph Palmer in 'The Judge,' which will premiere at TIFF.

If Rand Paul is taking this summer's most prominent turn in the Republican spotlight, then the same must be said for his Senate colleague Elizabeth Warren among the new generation of national Democratic players.

Oscar-nominated Quebec director Philippe Falardeau will celebrate the world premiere of his new movie "The Good Lie" at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.

Today, we have a conversation with an anatomist behind a new PBS series that puts the lens on mammals who reproduce under extreme circumstances, like dolphins.

UK bookstore chain Waterstones is under fire for a new location called Southwold Books that the managing director of the company calls a "quintessentially local" bookstore but that some Southwold residents are complaining will hurt actual local businesses.