Some books entertain. Others inform. A rare few reach into the fabric of society and rearrange it entirely. The six works ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “Remembrance of Earth’s Past,” a sci-fi book series by Chinese ...

In one of my all-time favorite Parks and Recreation episodes, Leslie Knope excitedly tells the camera that the city of Pawnee will finally get fluoride in their water thanks to a merger with ...

In 1962, a former marine biologist published a book that would alter the way millions of Americans, and eventually people around the world, understood humanity’s relationship with nature. The book ...

It’s been more than half a century since the publication of Silent Spring by the scientist and creative writer Rachel Carson. The seminal volume caught the attention of U.S. presidents, artists and ...