Sarah Begley

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5 Books That Influenced How George R. R. Martin Wrote Game of Thrones

The author was shaped by everyone from J.R.R. Tolkien to Stan Lee

By Sarah Begley

5 Books to Read in Honor of JFK's Centennial

From a definitive biography to a collection of his speeches

By Sarah Begley

Best Fiction Books of 2017 So Far

A common thread among our favorite fiction of 2017 (so far) is a sense of the surreal, from the comical, empathetic ghosts in George Saunders’s Lincoln in the Bardo (his first full-length novel) to the...

By Sarah Begley

Best Paperbacks of 2017 So Far

For those of us who read for a living, paperback releases provide an opportunity to catch up on some of the best books that came out last year, too. Our favorite paperback releases of 2017...

By Sarah Begley

Best Non-Fiction Books of 2017 So Far

Our favorite non-fiction books of 2017 (so far) vary widely in format, tone and content, from Scaachi Koul’s humorous personal essays in One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter to...

By Sarah Begley

Manchester Attack Suspect's Father, 2 Brothers Arrested

One brother was detained in Manchester, while another brother and the father were detained in Tripoli

By Sarah Begley

54% of Americans Believe Trump Is Abusing Power

62% say the House of Representatives should investigate the Comey situation

By Sarah Begley

The New Conspicuous Consumption

A review of The Sum of Small Things by Elizabeth Currid-Halkett

By Sarah Begley

John McCain Condemns 'Thuggish Behavior' at Turkish Embassy Fight

The Arizona senator wrote on Twitter that "we do not do this" in America

By Sarah Begley

Here's What Members of Congress Think About Impeaching Trump

Talk of impeachment has escalated this week in the wake of a report that President Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey to shut down an investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.The New...

By Katie Reilly and Sarah Begley

How Beauty Drives Evolution

“Survival of the Fittest.” Although Darwin didn’t come up with that phrase, it has come to define his theory of evolution: that traits that improve a species’ odds of staying alive are specifically favored to...

By Sarah Begley

Review: Everyday Saints in J. Courtney Sullivan's New Novel

“Live long enough, and life teaches you that God is not your lucky rabbit foot.” So says Nora Rafferty in J. Courtney Sullivan’s new novel, Saints for All Occasions. She should know: Nora and her...

By Sarah Begley

All the President's Exes

David J. Garrow’s Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama, a 1,460-page haute-tabloid tome, came under critical fire before it was even released this month. One glaring issue for the author of a Pulitzer-winning Martin...

By Sarah Begley

James Comey Is the Second FBI Director to Be Fired. Here's What Happened the Other Time

In the early '90s, William Sessions "pushed the organization into a state of near mutiny"

By Sarah Begley

Watch Live: Deputy White House Press Secretary Gives Briefing in Wake of Comey Firing

Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is expected to give a press briefing at the White House on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., a day after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey.Sanders already defended the...

By Sarah Begley

6 Sports Books to Check Out for Mother's Day or Father's Day Gifts

Gift ideas for the sports-loving moms and dads on your shopping list

By Sarah Begley

Watch Live: Mitch McConnell Speaks After President Trump Fires James Comey

The Senate Majority Leader was expected to address his colleagues Wednesday morning

By Sarah Begley

Bill Clinton and James Patterson Are Writing a Novel

The suspenseful book is called 'The President Is Missing'

By Sarah Begley

Why Real Scientists Think Aliens Would Never Eat Humans

And 4 other extraterrestrial myths debunked

By Sarah Begley

Review: The Girls Off the Cliff in Paula Hawkins' Into the Water

Suspense, for Hawkins, is almost secondary; part of the thrill of her thrillers is the social commentary

By Sarah Begley
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