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In the 1960s, an underground network of women in Chicago called the Jane Collective helped others seeking abortions.

Also: the history of blurbs; Buzzfeed launches a book section.

Also: Attica Locke wins the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence; Neil Gaiman on the job of an author; Zadie Smith on British and American takeout.

The Power of the Dog director was apologizing for remarks made in her Sunday evening acceptance speech for best director at the Critics' Choice Awards.

In the 1960s, model and socialite Jane Holzer was bigger than Paris Hilton, had far more elegance than Kim Kardashian and was on tons of magazine covers.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with former Congresswoman Jane Harman, who was a longtime friend and colleague to Diane Feinstein, about the late senator's life and legacy.

What would Jane Austen's Mr. Darcy have looked like, had she been able to cast the movie? Emeritus professor of modern English literature John Sutherland thinks he might know.

The London-born star, whose British accent and natural style charmed her adopted country of France, died on Sunday. Her fame rivals the Hermès luxury handbags named after her.

Where will HBO go next after Game of Thrones? The network is betting on a big-budget adaptation of Philip Pullman's classic His Dark Materials trilogy, helmed by veteran TV producer Jane Tranter.

The actress is best known for her role as Dr. Quinn, the physician on the American frontier. But her big break came years before, when she played 007's tarot-reading love interest in Live and Let Die.