How a daughter of one of England’s most storied families ended up on the other side of the world—and the political ...

Carla Kaplan’s biography “Troublemaker” focuses on the fierce political commitments of the journalist best known for “The ...

As Romanova’s autobiographical story opens, the artist is flying to the United States to meet up with her best friend, Asa, ...

Four new books offer readers a rich volume of cartoons with “Far Side”-level wit, but also go deep on a diverse array of real ...

The Mitford Playground Committee is gearing up for two festive community events aimed at raising funds for a much-needed new ...

A BRITISH socialite and Nazi supporter is at the centre of astonishing new claims she gave birth to Adolf Hitler's love child and gave it up for adoption in the UK. Unity Mitford was even once called ...

Jessica Mitford was a muckracking journalist and memoirist, radical activist and wit. Born to an English aristocratic family, she became a Communist and eloped with Winston Churchill’s nephew to fight ...

THE TRIAL OF DR. SPOCK, THE REV. WILLIAM SLOANE COFFIN JR., MICHAEL FERBER, MITCHELL GOODMAN, AND MARCUS RASKIN by Jessica Mitford. 272 pages. Knopf. $5.95. In May 1968, Boston was the scene of a long ...

For Mimi Pond, the desire to do a book about the Mitford sisters – six larger-than-life British eccentrics (and one brother) who created a stir in both British and American culture – was obvious.