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. By Abby McGanney Nolan How do you explain ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The trial of a second man facing charges in the murder of 24-year-old Miya Brophy-Baermann is set to begin this week. The woman was shot and killed on Olney Street on ...

By Alexandra Alter Two new books by psychologists explore the roots of group identity, arguing that it is natural and potentially useful — even in polarized times. By Jennifer Szalai In “Don ...

PROVIDENCE – An Oct. 18 talk by award-winning writer Jacqueline Woodson will kick off this year's Rhode Island Festival of Children's Books and Authors on Oct. 19 at the Lincoln School ...

As Roger Lewis finds out, Emma Kenny's new book The Serial Killer Next Door is not for the faint hearted. This is a study of serial killers like Ted Bundy and Aileen Wuornos and is full of every ...

Self’s new novel, about a woman struggling against her confined role in the 1950s, is based on his late mother’s journals. “From Here to the Great Unknown,” completed by Riley Keough ...

PROVIDENCE – For the past two years, visitors to Providence's train station have been greeted by an unexpected sight: a thriving meadow bursting with native plants and wildflowers, surrounded by ...

The father of a 7-year-old girl shot and killed in Providence last month is now facing child endangerment charges after prosecutors say he instigated the altercation that led to the fatal shooting.

With so many books in the world, reading can be an endlessly expensive hobby. But thanks to the internet and the magic of libraries, there are a ton of ways to read your favorite books for free ...

PROVIDENCE — Nelson J. Pires had brought his 7-year-old daughter, Ny’Eil, and her 5-year-old brother, Iverson, to the 7-Eleven in the city’s Olneyville neighborhood for a treat early one ...

In a new memoir, Al Pacino promises to reveal the person behind the actor. But is he holding something back? In his new novel, the present isn’t much better than the past—and it’s a lot less ...