NEW YORK — For her first novel since the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Demon Copperhead,” Barbara Kingsolver is taking on a subject she rarely discussed in public while growing up…
Read more Barbara Kingsolver returns with ‘Partita,’ her first novel since ‘Demon Copperhead’NEW YORK — If you’re looking for someone to debate the new “Wuthering Heights” movie with, you might want to start with Lucasta Miller. She’s a British author,…
Read more A movie that takes liberties with ‘Wuthering Heights’? Scholars are OK with thatWelcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about books, authors and literary culture. In honor of Gen. George Washington’s birthday on Feb. 22, this week’s super-size…
Read more Test Your Knowledge of the Authors and Events That Helped Shape the United StatesPORTLAND, Maine — The Farmers’ Almanac isn’t going out of business after all, but it is leaving Maine for the bright lights of New York City and a…
Read more After 200 years, the Farmers’ Almanac bets on a digital reboot and new ownerSee how many novels you can connect with phrases from the plays of William Shakespeare. J. D. Biersdorfer Source link
Read more Try This Quiz on Book Titles Inspired by Shakespeare LinesNEW YORK — The publishing arm of Mattel Inc. is teaming with million-selling novelist Alex Aster on a Barbie young adult novel in which the iconic doll embarks…
Read more Mattel and Alex Aster team up for Barbie young adult novel, ‘Barbie: Dreamscape’BERLIN — Erich von Däniken, the Swiss author whose bestselling books about the extraterrestrial origins of ancient civilizations brought him fame among paranormal enthusiasts and scorn from the…
Read more ‘Chariots of the Gods’ author Erich von Däniken dies at 90Welcome back! For Day 4 of the challenge, let’s do a short and fun activity based around a concept called cognitive reserve. Decades of research show that people…
Read more Brain Health Challenge: Try a Brain TeaserWisconsin author Michael Schumacher, who produced an array of works ranging from biographies of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and musician Eric Clapton to accounts of Great Lakes shipwrecks,…
Read more Michael Schumacher, author of Alan Ginsberg and Eric Clapton biographies, dies at 75A strong sense of place can deeply influence a story, and in some cases, the setting can even feel like a character itself. This week’s literary geography quiz…
Read more Do You Know the Notable Buildings Mentioned in These Books?LONDON — British children’s author and comedian David Walliams has denied allegations of inappropriate behavior after publisher HarperCollins dropped him. Walliams, 54, is one of the U.K.’s bestselling…
Read more Children’s author David Walliams denies inappropriate behavior after publisher drops him“Window seat with garden view / A perfect nook to read a book / I’m lost in my Jane Austen…” sings Kristin Chenoweth in “The Girl in 14G”…
Read more Try This Quiz and See How Much You Know About Jane AustenLONDON (AP) — British writer Joanna Trollope, whose bestselling novels charted domestic and romantic travails in well-heeled rural England, has died, her family said Friday. She was 82.…
Read more Bestselling British writer Joanna Trollope dies at 82British writer Joanna Trollope, known for her bestselling novels about romantic escapades in rural England, has died at 82 LONDON — British writer Joanna Trollope, whose bestselling novels…
Read more Bestselling British writer Joanna Trollope dies at 82Sophie Kinsella, who has died at age 55, had a special talent for characters who persevered through the most embarrassing mishaps — often of their own making. Here…
Read more 5 notable books by author Sophie Kinsella, who died at age 55NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Han Kang’s first book of nonfiction to come out in English will be released next spring. The Korean author’s “Light and Thread”…
Read more Nobel laureate Han Kang’s first nonfiction book in English to be released next springNext year, booklovers at UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) will be encouraged to read “Crying in H Mart,” a bestselling memoir about cultural identity and grief, the university announced…
Read more US Santa Barbara selects ‘Crying in H Mart’ for 2026 common book programMilitary historian Rick Atkinson, known for his Revolutionary War trilogy, is venturing into graphic books NEW YORK — Prize-winning military historian Rick Atkinson, a comic book fan growing…
Read more Rick Atkinson’s Revolutionary War trilogy to be adapted into graphic editionsWelcome to Literary Quotable Quotes, a quiz that tests your recognition of memorable lines. This week’s installment highlights lines from notable 20th-century science fiction novels. In the five…
Read more Can You Identify Lines From These Classic Science Fiction Novels?PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will publish a book about his recent time behind bars, titled “Diary of a Prisoner,” on Dec. 10, his publisher…
Read more Ex-French President Sarkozy to publish prison memoir as appeal looms