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The neurologist Jay Lombard discusses the brain and its connection to what he describes as our deeper, spiritual underpinnings.

For all the amnesia and fog to which he subjects the characters of his fiction, Jonathan Lethem has a long memory as it relates to his own experiences of book consumption. His latest, “More Alive and Less Lonely: On Books and Writers,” is a collection of Mr. Lethem’s reviews, essays and tributes, written since the 1990s, culled from outlets such as Bookforum, Salon.com, and The New York Times, along with various introductions, interviews and anthology contributions.

Rebecca Richards-Kortum won a MacArthur “genius” grant for her hard work curbing infant mortality in Africa through simple, low-cost devices.

Harry and I grew up together. Even as an adult, the books resonate just the same.

Terrance Hayes, winner of the 2010 National Book Award and an English professor at the University of Pittsburgh, has been named The New York Times Magazine’s poetry editor.

The Gathering of Latina Writers converged on Saturday morning at the Plaza de La Raza Cultural Center in Lincoln Park, where an occasional train horn interrupted proceedings — but not for long. “The train represents the patriarchy,” joked Angela Aguirre of the Latina feminist poetry collective

​A new, $10,000 book prize for a non-fiction manuscript by a writer who has a meaningful Pittsburgh connection will be awarded by the local Creative Nonfiction Foundation in Garfield.

For long trips with adult passengers and shorter trips with kids, our columnist recommends great audiobooks to hold drivers’ attention.

The road to self-love and confidence is paved with good intentions. Along the way, the ups and downs of life can deter even the most diligent of travelers. There is no blueprint on how to navigate the world, especially if you’re a transgender woman of color. But with her second book, the recently

Philip Caputo’s novel tells of an American priest who must decide whether to break the sanctity of confession to inform on narcos.

The Facebook COO chats about her USA TODAY bestseller 'Option B.'        

Pottermore's Wizarding World Book Club kicks off with 'Sorcerer's Stone.'        

Look for new books by Dean Koontz, Janet Evanovich and Don Winslow.        

Joe Berkowitz takes us on an irreverent tour through the world of pun competitions.

Beneath its twisty plots, Fiona Maazel’s novel “A Little More Human” challenges our quest for physical and cognitive self-improvement.

Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions' testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing regarding the Russia probe on Tuesday took a brief turn toward the literary, with Sessions and a Republican senator referencing the work of several spy novelists. Sessions appeared before the committee to deny that