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“Now all of the sudden he needs the media to sell a book and he’s going to tell the media and interviews what to ask him and what to focus in on in a dopey book?" Russo screamed while standing ...

After more than 20 years roaming the deep dark wood, the Gruffalo is coming back in a new book, which author Julia Donaldson says she was spurred to write by a campaign to reverse a decline in ...

Julie Banderas’ latest children’s book, "A Monumental Mistake," teaches youngsters a valuable lesson that the Fox News anchor believes is critical because respect is at an "all-time low" in ...

One doesn’t have to look far to see another. “Miss Prigge made this for me,” Luciana, a kindergartner, says, while looking down at the book bag strapped around her neck. The bag is pink with ...

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” as the saying goes — but when it comes to Bradford pear trees, the nose often disagrees. Despite their lovely spring blooms, many say the trees emit a ...

His Dark Materials author Sir Philip Pullman discusses the title of his latest book with the World At One's Sarah Montague Author Philip Pullman has revealed details of the sixth and final book in ...

Author Philip Pullman has revealed details of the sixth and final book in his series about Lyra Silvertongue, the character at the heart of His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust trilogies.

Peggy Frank loves old research books, especially ones about history. But they aren’t always available through her local library collection in Naperville, where she’s lived for the past 45 years.

The book, published in December, was described as “a crucial book for understanding how control is currently exercised not by repressing truth but by multiplying narratives, making it impossible ...