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Corrections officials would also prohibit magazines and newspapers from being sent to inmates. It would be the strictest ban in the country.

In “Predators,” filmmaker David Osit revisits the complicated legacy of a cultural phenomenon.

There’s a certain type of reader who finishes a book — maybe even an author’s entire oeuvre — and wants more from the world they’ve just inhabited. They want to insert themselves into the story by, say, walking the same streets the characters did or…

In her new memoir, marine biologist Jasmin Graham chronicles her work in creating opportunities for women of color in shark sciences.

In her new memoir, marine biologist Jasmin Graham chronicles her work in creating opportunities for women of color in shark sciences. At the height of the pandemic and George Floyd protests, marine biologist Jasmin Graham stumbled across a picture on…

Rejected books include how-to manuals like “Nutrition for Dummies” as well as thousands of other titles, including “Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements” I first volunteered at a prison book program after college at Open Books, a…

At my father’s prison sentencing, our family promised to take care of him from afar, but it grew increasingly hard to navigate corrections health care.

In the moments after a Florida judge sentenced my 71-year-old father to nearly three years in prison, my mother held his face in her hands while the bailiff handcuffed him, and my sister and I sobbed as we pressed our faces to his shoulders. We…

A historically academic pursuit is attracting hobbyists who delight in marginalia.

A historically academic pursuit is attracting hobbyists who delight in marginalia Eboni Thompson’s Instagram isn’t just an ode to the classic literature that she loves. It’s also a celebration of annotation: Warmly lit video reels linger on the…

When Paige Sciarrino saw her neighbor’s car still parked on the street after many days, she spiraled. Have they been murdered? Should I go check on them? She grew more agitated, convincing herself that her neighbors were victims of a grisly crime.…

When people are jailed, hospitalized or homeless, even briefly, it can result in permanent separation from their pets. Some shelters are trying to help.

When a person is arrested, their pet can get lost in a shelter — sometimes for good. So Sharmila Colquhoun and Nikki Smith go to work, tracking down names, conducting interviews, making phone calls, searching databases and knocking on doors. The two…

We asked five noteworthy authors, actors and journalists to give us their picks for the best books, films and podcasts for sparking personal growth.

If you’re lucky, at some point in your life you will come across a book, a movie, a podcast or even a person that has a lasting impact on you. It can change the way you view the world and broaden your perspective. Sometimes you come across this…

Sometimes it’s better to be inefficient. Take, for example, the humble book: It’s bulkier than an e-reader, but there’s no charging, no notifications, no monthly subscription fees. In a world hyper-focused on optimization where faster is better, it…

The chase started with the flicker of a tail that Carlton Ward Jr. caught on camera on assignment in southwestern Florida. “It was in this ancient swamp that’s flooded nine months out of the year that felt like you were in the Amazon, but it’s 25…

It’s been 25 years since Gavin de Becker’s influential book “The Gift of Fear” was published, teaching readers how to tell the difference between “true fear” and “unwarranted fear” by trusting their intuition. De Becker opens the book with a story…

How do we as readers benefit from having a team with different creative specialties—writing, designing, editing, photographing, illustrating—work together to bring the story to life? My early childhood obsession with magazines bore out in strange…