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 ...

By A.O. Scott “Intermezzo,” the Irish novelist’s fourth novel, is one of this fall’s most anticipated books. By The New York Times Books Staff The domestic drama runs high in “A Reason ...

John J. Miller is joined by Holly Ordway of the Word on Fire Institute to discuss J. R. R. Tolkien’s Leaf by Niggle. National Review’s national correspondent and professor at Hillsdale College ...

Transformers One has restarted the Transformers franchise story from the very beginning with a brand new take, and with it has revealed the unliked origin of Optimus Prime. If there is one thing ...

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The man at the center of the new Batman spinoff goes by Oz Cobb instead of Oz Cobblepot. Does it make a difference?

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.