The KUOW Book Club is kicking off the 2026 reading lineup with David Guterson's Pacific Northwest classic "Snow Falling on ...

And if you'd like to lose yourself in a good book more often in 2026, you're probably looking for some recommendations. To ...

Two novels center on small acts of valor, from a little onion’s quest to free his father to an orphaned boy carrying messages ...

Winter can amplify stress and emotional heaviness, but it doesn't have to steal peace. Here are practical ways to stay ...

Here’s a thought many of us have these days: if only we weren’t on our damn phones all the time, we would surely unlock a better self—one that went on hikes and talked more with our children and felt ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Can you say semiquincentennial? I can’t, but I have a feeling we’re all going to learn how to this spring, as the U.S. gears up for its ...

Artificial intelligence and related technologies are evolving rapidly, but until recently, Java developers had few options for integrating AI capabilities directly into Spring-based applications.

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year Joe Spring, ...

A 12-year-old girl was rescued from the banks of a north Houston creek Thanksgiving afternoon when sand collapsed around her as she was playing. Before 5 p.m. Thursday, units from The Woodlands Fire ...

A 12-year-old girl is safe after a sand hole collapsed around her along Spring Creek Trail on Thanksgiving, trapping her almost completely before first responders dug her out. Crews were called out ...

They say the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, but around these parts, we know nothing tops the launch of the annual Popsugar Reading Challenge — our take on a virtual book club that ...

Before Sebastian Castillo cracks open a book on the bus, he has an intrusive thought: Should he tap the stranger next to him on the shoulder and clarify that yes, he’s starting this book on Page 1, ...