Today in History for Dec. 1: In 1680, a comet appeared close to Earth and was clearly visible until the end of February. In 1841, the first copyright in Canada was issued for "A Canadian Spelling Book ...

The book by Omar El Akkad stems from a viral tweet. A book about Jewish refugees won the young people's literature award.

A meeting place for journalists, diplomats, politicians and warlords has functioned as a vital institution of Afghanistan’s ...

Wild Dark Shore. By Charlotte McConaghy. Flatiron Books; 320 pages; $28.99. Castle Point Books; £24.99 Dominic Salt lives on ...

The Battle of Takur Ghar began three days into Operation Anaconda—an attempt by thousands of U.S. and allied troops to ...

A novel by Ian McEwan which is set in the future, and a non fiction book on Afghanistan by BBC journalist Lyse Doucet, have both been shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards 2025. Other nominated writers ...

Acclaimed author Ian McEwan and BBC Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet are among the prominent figures whose works have been shortlisted for the prestigious Nero Book Awards 2025. Their ...

Afghanistan had become an example of what an ever-increasing number of Americans were referring to as endless wars. The ...

Journalist and author Lyce Doucet discusses her new book with The World’s Host Marco Werman about Kabul’s iconic Hotel ...

Although most of the war books can be based on theories of war or experiences told from 30,000 feet, Ross Berkoff didn’t want ...

In an exclusive Washington Post story, reporter Warren Strobel describes a CIA operation in Afghanistan over the course of about a decade. The goal was to degrade the country's opium crop.