A fireplace, a chess station, and a carefully curated selection of books ranging from fantasy fiction to romance — welcome to ...

This egg hunt is a little bit different: the eggs make a beeping noise so kids who are blind or visually impaired can ...

A collection of autobiographical sketches; a complicated Japanese mystery.

Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff in "A Nice Indian Boy." Credit: David Bukach An incisive expression of family and culture that neither apologizes nor over-explains itself, Roshan Sethi's A Nice ...

If the kids can’t come to the books, the books can come to the kids. It’s the Clark County School District’s “Book Bus.” ...

With a few notable exceptions, American presidents nurtured a lifetime habit of sustained character-building reading.

Many years ago, I remember reading a piece on a now-defunct pop culture website that rhapsodized about the underrated brilliance of The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt. At the time, the book was out of ...

This week’s offerings include a poetry collection and a remarkably cleareyed memoir by a survivor of sexual abuse, along with ...

NPR speaks with writer Kiese Laymon about his new children's book "City Summer, Country Summer," in which three Black boys form a deep connection during one transformative summer in the South.

Childhood ain’t fantasy enough? Kids get to experience the magic of the world around them and you’re telling me they wanna ...

These are among the new titles released by Bay Area and Northern California writers, listed in alphabetical order by author names: "Foghorn: The Nearly True Story of a Small Publishing Empire" by ...

Shopping for the avid bookworm in your family? These gadgets will enhance the experience of dedicated readers, and most won't ...