Tommy Orange and Akbar recently stopped along their tour to discuss their friendship, uncanny parallels between their novels and their feelings about the Bay Area.

Beowulf, the hero of an early Anglo-Saxon poem ... she never uses the word "crisis" without scare quotes. She's clearly holding out for another kind of midlife. That faith is rewarded in the ...

Lookout: Who are you, strangers? Beowulf: My friend, we are Geats and we come in peace. I am Beowulf and I wish to speak with Hrothgar, your king. Lookout: If you are truly the famous Beowulf then ...

Book clubs and bookshops around the Bay Area buzzed with excitement recently as two authors who happen to be best friends — Tommy Orange and Kaveh Akbar — embarked on a driving tour around ...

These funny, touching and just plain iconic Harry Potter quotes will make you want to reread or re-watch the series Quotes from Harry Potter have stood the test of time as some of our all-time ...

Happy Friday. This is Zack Stanton. Get in touch. IN MEMORIAM: “Rep. Raúl Grijalva, one of Arizona's longest-serving congressmen, dies at 77,” by the Arizona Republic’s Ronald Hansen and ...

Seven dramas exploring the time of the Anglo-Saxons in England, including the story of Beowulf. 1. The Anglo-Saxons arrive. video1. The Anglo-Saxons arrive The arrival of the Anglo-Saxons in ...

Finding the right graduation quote can be a tedious process. After four years of hard work, you want to commemorate this special moment with the right words. Something that defines who you are and ...

Then came Buddhist religious texts, Chinese reli- gious texts, and eventually (skipping centuries) Old English texts—Beowulf, for example, which you may have read in a high school or college ...