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One of the biggest mistakes novice children’s book writers make is to assume that a story must teach something. An overt message—share, don’t be a bully, eat your veggies—can make for a boring book.

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With half of the world toasting Donald Trump’s Oval Office resurrection and the rest terrified, will the Prez now become a lover of literature or continue the art of the tweet? Only time will tell.

In Kwame Alexander’s new verse novel and Karen L. Swanson’s nonfiction picture book, Black girls pursue their dreams of playing big-league baseball. As spooky season approaches, the master of ...

By Amanda Hess Her own is called “Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me,” which follows anthologies that grew out of founding the Well-Read Black Girl book club. In their ...

We live in an era of increasing tribalism and self-righteousness, made more toxic by social media. Philosopher Mark Kingwell ...

Holiday greeting cards that feature your own photos are much more meaningful than generic ones from the store. We test and ...

Everett's "James," a daring reworking of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," won the National Book Award for fiction.

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The US dollar is already stronger than the Canadian dollar, but a proposed holiday tax break might push the cross border ski ...