The Who, What, Where and How” by Kimberly Ormsby Nagy, has just been published by the Genealogical Publishing Company (genealogical.com).

The widespread surname of Casey comes from Gaelic cathasaigh, meaning watchful or vigilant. It can be traced back to early Ireland as a separate surname used by at least five different septs ...

When travel restrictions were lifted, he made a trip there and brought back copies of his zupu, or genealogy book. From there, he traced his lineage back to Zhuang Sizong, a Song Dynasty official ...

in the records up to the middle of the seventeenth century. It is not, however, of true Gaelic origin, being a surname adopted by a branch of the Burkes of Connacht, descended from Seoinín or ...

Our columnist on new books by Casey McQuiston, Erin Langston and Erica Ridley. By Olivia Waite After years of this-and-that jobs, Hallet began to write a novel: “What do I have to lose?” ...

The Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections has donated 150 rare Norwegian genealogy books – called “bygdebøker,” roughly translated as “farm books” or “village books ...

Consider investing in some of the best motivational books to get you back in gear. Whether you’re on the hunt for a new inspirational read to flip through to resurge your motivation or are ...

The handwritten manuscript dates back 1,300 years and originates with Jews who lived in a Buddhist civilization in what is ...

1. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books: $30) Two worlds collide when a teenager vanishes from her Adirondacks summer camp. 2. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action ...

Spend the coziest months of the year with your next great read. The most anticipated books of fall include best-selling author and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari’s brief history of information ...

As much as I dread the arrival of cooler temperatures, September also means the beginning of book season. Every year, publishing houses save up their buzziest new titles for back-to-school ...

As summer winds down, more new books arrive in libraries and bookstores. Look out for fiction set in another time, eye-opening mysteries and memoirs, popular science, and fascinating history.