In ‘To See Beyond’ (Bellevue Literary, Apr.), the former war correspondent examines how humanity processes despair and finds ...

I bought the marketing for Daniel Saldaña París’s book, Planes Flying over a Monster, hook, line, sinker. A collection of translated essays about the many selves a single person can be over the course ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Phillips Stevens Jr., PhD, a University at Buffalo cultural anthropologist, says that while magic and witchcraft are both thoroughly researched topics across various academic ...

At a Barnes & Noble off the A1A in Stuart, Florida, I picked out two books. The first was for pleasure, Donna Tartt’s “A Secret History,” an accompaniment to “The Goldfinch,” which I devoured over the ...

Rituals, tokens, and superstitions can comfort you, boost confidence, and help you feel in control. Fixed beliefs that objects have power or you control events may be worth exploring with a therapist.