rom personal reckonings to historical reappraisals and geopolitical investigations, several books published in 2025 stand out for their ability to illuminate the present by revisiting the past.

Rye bread, sour milk, and maybe some herring — for a poor Jew, these were the makings of a meal. The Jews I have in mind were residents of the small market towns, or shtetls, once strewn across ...

As Ms. Ziegelman now relates in “Once There Was a Town: The Memory Books of a Lost Jewish World,” she would learn the answers to her questions after discovering the Luboml yizkor book among her ...

Departure(s) — Julian Barnes’s ‘last book’ is a triumphant meditation on memory and endings on facebook (opens in a new window) Departure(s) — Julian Barnes’s ‘last book’ is a triumphant meditation on ...

A condolence book was opened on Friday at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Tokyo following the demise of Khaleda Zia, a three-time former prime minister of the government of Bangladesh and Chairperson of ...

A young mum diagnosed with life-limiting cancer says she hopes making a memory book for her daughter will help her to "remember all the fun stuff as well". Beth, from Tonbridge in Kent, was diagnosed ...

Lois Sherret, who died of a rare form of cancer, with her arm around her friend Claire Berridge A new children's book aimed at encouraging school pupils to engage with the Scots language has been ...

BUCYRUS — Leeann Teynor knew exactly what she would do after retiring from her job as a teacher for Marion City Schools: become a children’s book author. “After retiring, besides being a full-time ...

Our memories make us who we are—just ask Barbra Streisand. But despite the lyrics in many popular songs, memories aren’t frozen in time. When we call them up, the details shift and change. And ...

Kier’s order book has grown £600m in its new financial year, the firm said in its first financial update since former chief executive Andrew Davies stepped down at the end of last month. In a trading ...

It is widely accepted that memories play a central role in making us who we are. After all, what could make us who we are on these tracks through space and time that we call our lives, other than the ...