This is the main thrust of Jean Mercer’s excellent new book, Someone Said Parental Alienation (Routledge, 2025). This timely book reports on the almost-magic power of uttering the words ...

The book, "Invisible Strings: 113 Poets Respond to the Songs of Taylor Swift," features works by Pulitzer Prize winners and other notable poets. Daugherty presented the book to Swift's mother at ...