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The goblins who run the underground Gringott's Bank are a continuation of centuries-long antisemitic tropes, says Jon Stewart.

Author and TV showrunner Noah Hawley discusses his dark, dystopian new novel "Anthem": "We can figure this out together."

In Jessamine Chan's debut, mothers found lacking are sent away.

In two books, a narrative of the efforts to overturn the election and a warning for the future.

Stefan Koldehoff and Tobias Timm detail the doings of a rogue’s gallery of art scammers, rascals and outright thieves.

A new edition of “Black Reconstruction” demonstrates its influence.

√How Otto von Bismarck unified fractious states through a shared sense of embattlement.

Tom Roston sets out to examine the evidence, with a dose of ambivalence.

Two books take historical and personal looks at the theft of artworks during World War II.

John Richardson's "A Life of Picasso" follows the artist during the decade after Hitler rose to power.