H. L. Mencken (1880–1956) was a reporter, literary critic, editor, author — and a famous American agnostic in the twentieth century. From his role in the Scopes Trial to his advocacy of science and ...

A unique exhibit featuring Iowa writer Ruth Suckow is on display at the Kendall Young Library in Webster City. The exhibit, ...

A unique exhibit featuring Iowa writer Ruth Suckow is on display at the Kendall Young Library in Webster City. The exhibit, which is free for viewing in the genealogy area of the library, is a time ...

By Emily Eakin A new book traces shifts in the nation’s treatment of aging adults — for better and for worse. By Dwight Garner His new book, “Aflame,” tells of his decades visiting a ...

It was journalist H.L. Mencken who in 1928 famously defined "puritanism" as "the haunting fear that ... and with less frequency and more due process of law than in Europe. Norton, author of the book ...

In Kwame Alexander’s new verse novel and Karen L. Swanson’s nonfiction picture book, Black girls pursue their dreams of playing big-league baseball. As spooky season approaches, the master of ...

There are apparently differences in the expectations of those in the new Trump administration who oppose immigration. Some like Laura Loomer, influencer-at-large expected that all immigration would be ...

The deaths of Abraham Lincoln, JFK and Natasha Richardson were some of the most shocking deaths by brain injury in history, but this new book by brain surgeon Theodore H. Schwartz delves into ...

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Researchers have applied AI to every step of the drug development process. But this might not be enough to design safe and effective drugs.