Carol Lynn Van Hise, 72 years old, passed away peacefully, early Sunday morning, January 19, 2025. She transitioned just as ...

The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English ... Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember. To fit the number scheme, when ...

By Donna Barba Higuera Gianni Rodari used puns, topsy-turvyism and zany names to invent stories for children and help children invent their own. By Mac Barnett For the three Latino kids ...

Gregory Maguire wrote 'Wicked' because he needed his own "sense of dignity" as well as money to pay his own bills.

As we begin this new year, I am caused to reflect on how art, in all its forms, makes life worth living. During the winter ...

Among Austen’s close contemporaries, Walter Scott – now little read or adapted – was seen as inestimably more worthy, not ...

THURSDAY, DEC. 4 Down with Diabetes Alliance will host a Christmas Gala at Crow River Winery, 14848 State Highway 7 E., Hutchinson. Social hour at 6 p.m., meal at 7 p.m. followed ...

Sometimes a good scare is just the thing. These horror stories are deliciously spooky without being too terrifying -- perfect for a fall night by the fire! But it doesn't need to be Halloween time for ...

Some have been revamped with new covers or retooled for new platforms, such as ebooks or interactive book apps. Others have been made into movies or TV shows. From adventure tales to poignant dramas ...

A Nairn choir has welcomed a record-breaking fundraiser from their latest Christmas concert whose funds helped support children in need and hospital patients. Community choir The Accidentals surpassed ...

A copy of David Copperfield read by Captain Scott while trapped in an ice cave and the room where Dickens wrote Oliver Twist are on show at ...

By The New York Times Books Staff These vintage books introduce the archetypes, settings and lavishly bonkers sensibility that are the hallmarks of great romance. By Olivia Waite Two new books ...