Puffin has signed My Rice Is Best, a "joyful, funny and accomplished" picture book from Selina Brown, founder of the Black ...

The creator of Bridget Jones, who grew up on Jane Austen and Jackie Collins, has no patience for “snobbery about escapist ...

One of the sharpest pleasures of encountering new fiction can come from knowing almost nothing about it, or its author, in advance. In fact it’s often best that way.

Portage la Prairie Mayor Sharilyn Knox visited several schools in the area for I Love to Read Month. On Tuesday, she stopped ...

I thought it’d be impossible for a writer who revels in shock value to get me offside but he started talking about wealth.

Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios under the leadership of Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg enjoyed more success than any other ...

One week after graduating from Webster University in 1985, 22-year-old Jeff Copeland packed up his car and drove to Hollywood. With only $1,200 to his name, he began the long ...

Alexandra Davis: 1 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1200 S. Clearview Parkway, Suite 1155, Harahan. The author reads and signs "Beignet ...

Barney Saltzberg’s many picture books for children include “Arlo Needs Glasses,” about his giant goldendoodle who couldn’t ...

In a provocative essay, a major publisher announced that its authors will no longer be required to solicit glowing reviews ...

The new book is filled with stories and pictures of many colorful characters and champions from NASCAR's 77 years of stock-car racing.

For “Your Island,” “Your Forest” and “Your Farm,” the author and illustrator radically simplified what was on the page.