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Board will now consider permanent residents of the US and those who have made it their ‘longtime primary home’

A Virginia library that traces its roots to the 18th century could soon be shuttered over a dispute about children’s books that expose readers to gay, lesbian and transgender characters

Biographer Walter Isaacson offers a revealing but not that surprising portrait of Elon Musk in his biography of the tech billionaire

Following the recapture of escaped terror suspect Daniel Khalife, there will no doubt be an inquiry into the prison system and how an inmate managed to apparently strap himself to a van and be driven out under the noses of prison security. But whether another inquiry prompted by a prison…

Exclusive: James Norbury says he is fulfilling pledge made after his debut book landed him a six-figure deal

The first book-length study of digital literature in Africa has attracted a lot of academic attention. African Literature in the Digital Age: Class and Sexual Politics in New Writing from Kenya and Nigeria considers the role of the internet and new media in finding and shaping new audiences for literature.…

Walter Isaacson told Morning Joe Mr Musk has ‘many personalities’

Widespread access to world’s richest man allowed biographer Walter Isaacson to detail a number of illuminating anecdotes

The author and journalist left The Guardian last year citing an ‘atmosphere of fear’ around gender issues. She tells Katie Strick about her fight for freedom of speech, her new book and why she refuses to be silenced

A Q&A on doppelgangers, celebrity, and searching for answers

Revelation comes from a new biography about the Tesla founder