In her new young-adult fiction novel “Red,” out Jan. 30, Boston-area author Annie Cardi contends with reproductive rights and spirituality. The story is a retelling of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic ...

It’s the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a child out of wedlock and is forced to wear the scarlet “A” for adultery on her clothing.

Bibliophiles say a rare-book sale later this week at Christie’s could prove to be a literary blockbuster. Among the offerings headed to auction are America’s first bestseller written by a woman, its ...

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) donned a shirt emblazoned with the letter “A” in a bizarre nod to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, in which a woman is forced to wear an “A” after she is found to have ...

Based on the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter showcases the strength of a woman who will not let the rules of an unjust society define her. Instead, Hester Prynne dares to strive for a ...