The book that inspired today’s playlist, the cultural critic Lucy Sante’s “I Heard Her Call My Name,” isn’t about music per se. As its subtitle attests, it is mostly “a memoir of transition,” centered ...

Seattle satirist Maria Semple’s breakthrough novel is a flurry of contemporary, epistolary wit. Passive aggressive e-mail ...

"She’s precious to me. She’s my longest living friend," said Smokey Robinson of Diana Ross, whom he's spoken about having an affair with while married to Claudette Rogers.

Let Me Be Your Star,” which evokes an actor’s longing to shine, has come a long way from its TV days. Here’s how the song ...

Elizabeth Bathurst lost both of her sons to drug addiction - one year apart - but she created a foundation in their honor to raise money and awareness for animal shelters in the Region.