Literature News

New York Times bestselling author R.L. Stine has been called the Stephen King of children's literature.

R.J. Palacio's best-selling novel "Wonder" was born in a moment of panic. She was getting milkshakes with her two sons in Brooklyn when she saw a little girl with a severe facial deformity.

Heroic in his deeds, graceful in his manner, sainted in his image, Nelson Mandela long served as both cause and muse in the entertainment community.

Heroic in his deeds, graceful in his manner, sainted in his image, Nelson Mandela long served as both cause and muse in the entertainment community.

Several months ago in this column, I bemoaned the fact that the vast majority of Israeli literature never sees translation into English.

Books: PEN Canada presents the newest event in the Ideas in Dialogue series- Literature of the Self , a discussion between CBC's Jian Ghomeshi and author Sheila Heti.

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AndrA© Schiffrin, who died on December 1 of pancreatic cancer at age 78, made a lasting impression as longtime managing director of publishing at Pantheon Books, followed by his co-founding The New Press, a not-for-profit.

This month's critic's pick is The Accursed by Joyce Carol Oates USA TODAY's Carol Memmott called this Gothic historical novel set in Princeton "a compellingly dark tale."

SFWA has named Samuel R. Delany, Jr. as the 2013 DAMON KNIGHT MEMORIAL GRAND MASTER for his contributions to the literature of Science Fiction and Fantasy.

When Jack Yerby taught at Clovis Junior High School in New Mexico, he discovered that the boys in his classes often stopped reading in middle school.

For four years now, Viracocha has been one of San Francisco's most cherished live performance venues and most unusual stores.

In "The Uncommon Reader" by Alan Bennett, the queen of England is meandering about her grounds one day following her corgis as they bark up an awful racket.

"The Teacher From the Black Lagoon & Other Story Books," a musical revue based on favorite contemporary children's literature, comes to the Clemens Center in Elmira on Tuesday.

There's no doubt that public education has neglected World War I, with history teachers squeezing in a few lectures before launching into succeeding conflicts.

One of the first people Mary Lennox meets when she arrives at Misselthwaite Manor in North Yorkshire, England, is Martha , the house's young chambermaid.

It was all started by Richard Cooper , a University of Kent graduate who was considering taking a creative writing course there.

Inspirational literature is literature that can change and transform a reader's life.

From Ben Franklin's " Poor Richard's Improved " to Sonia Sotomayor's " My Beloved World ," nearly 100 titles of fiction, nonfiction, plays and poetry begin the initial roll of Books that Shaped Work in America -a Centennial project of the U.S. Department of Labor in partnership with the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress .

Ah, the wingman. An important role not just in the world of dating and episodes of How I Met Your Mother , but also in the world of literature.