Harry Potter is the literary phenomenon of the past century, and while our society has had no difficulty celebrating J.K. Rowling’s work, the literary community has been somewhat slower in ...

Like most literary authors, while he's willing to use the concepts, he's not eager to embrace the genre. Mr. ISHIGURO: I don't know. I mean, I worry less about categories and genres, you know.

David Ulin may be incapable of seeing the big themes in Los Angeles literature ("Anthology, Like L.A., Goes Its Own Way," Sept. 2), but that doesn't mean they are not there.

Book Themes That Resonate with Baby Boomers As Baby Boomers continue to influence modern culture, literature reflects their unique experiences and values. Many readers from this generation find ...

This post was updated Jan. 16 at 9:02 p.m. As winter settles in with its crisp air and sparkling snow, a quiet magic weaves through the pages of new literary releases.

R.B. Kitaj, 74, an artist whose vivid figurative paintings used realistic shapes and images to convey historical and literary themes and who challenged the abstract art movement that dominated his ...

An early example of mental illness in literature occurs in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s 1892 short classic, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” which follows a woman who, after the birth of her child, is locked in ...