Imagine walking into a nursing home with a giant red mark on its front door. You would see it as an unmistakable sign that something has gone ...

In “The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne,” Kate Winkler Dawson revisits the case to determine whether justice was served. Ms. Dawson is one of the authors ...

English professor Therí Pickens’ new poetry collection earns praise in Library Journal, Rebecca Herzig’s research on women and facial hair informs The New York Times, and Paul Shea explains Samsung’s ...

New England, the latter half of the 17th century: Hester Prynne is yet again set in the pillory and told she must reveal the name of her daughter’s father. Until she does, she must wear the letter “A” ...

In 1666 in the Massachusetts Bay colony, Puritans and the Algonquian have an uneasy truce. Hester Prynne (Demi Moore) arrives from England, seeking independence. Awaiting her husband, she ...

After a little white lie about losing her virginity gets out, a clean cut high school girl sees her life paralleling Hester Prynne's in "The Scarlet Letter," which she is currently studying in ...