Whether you’re cooking for one or one hundred, The Book of Burger has you covered for bringing family and friends together for the best between-the-buns experience.

To think about food in New England, where Maggie Shipstead’s new novel Seating Arrangements is set, is to think about lobsters. Here, Shipstead muses on her own culinary encounters with the tasty crustaceans.

As much as powers and principalities, food is a key player in George R. R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire epic. Alan Kistler connects the recipes of Westeros with real-life medieval cuisine in a fascinating look at dining in a fantasy world.

Acclaimed children’s author Dale E. Basye shares with readers the trials and tribulations that led to his darkly comic series about a purgatory of sorts for bad kids -- and what we can all hope to gain from his experience.

This month, Michael O’Donnell looks at the latest installment of Robert Caro’s definitive biography of Lyndon Johnson.

Picnic time is no reason to set aside healthy eating. Here Susan Albers shares key tips on how to stay focused on health even during the BBQs of summer.

Pastor Dave Stone knows that meals nurture not only a family's body but also its soul. Here are his tips on using family dinnertime to strengthen family ties as well as nourish the body

Annalena McAfee's new book The Spoiler tells the story of two journalists--one a grand doyenne of wartime reportage, the other, an ambitious up-and-comer in the world of celebrity gossip--in a wonderful examination of the sensational, past and present.

Three-term New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley, arguably one of the most well-versed public figures of our time, describes how the values he learned as a professional athlete translate into political awareness and activism.

Minty Davenport, the heroine of fashion maven Tinsely Mortimer's debut novel Southern Charm has a New York "It Girl" style all her own. Now Mortimer shares some of her own fashion tips for spring time fun.