In one of many funny scenes in Alison Bechdel’s new comic novel “Spent,” the writer/cartoonist has drawn herself — or, more precisely, a loosely fictionalized protagonist named Alison — pulling Karl ...

The Chicago Sun-Times newspaper published a “Summer Reading List” on Sunday that probably raised quite a few eyebrows in ...

Beautiful weather, large crowds and intriguing author talks inside large, white tents highlighted Saturday’s Gaithersburg Book Festival at Bohrer Park. “I’m looking at full tents and happy people,” ...