David A. Conrad explains modern Japan through films of famed director Akira Kurosawa

Anthropology professor examines Mexican Americans’ battle for equality throughout state history

Creative writing professor melds literature with global travels

Professor examines fans’ letters with French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir

Book finds similarities in two different icons of the civil rights movement

Book finds similarities in two different icons of the civil rights movement

Cheap 19th century Jane Austen novels reveal treasure trove of history

Journalism professor reveals less-known true crime tale in ‘American Sherlock’

‘Wright and New York’ dives into development of Frank Lloyd Wright

Oscar Cásares’ new novel explores the borders between childhood and adulthood

‘Charlesgate Confidential’ takes readers through eras of historic Boston building