James Patterson’s new grants offer $50,000 to emerging authors
NEW YORK (AP) — After years of giving millions of dollars to literacy programs, bookstore employees and librarians,…
Test Your Memory of 20th-Century Novels and Their Opening Lines
Welcome to Literary Quotable Quotes, a quiz that challenges you to match a book’s memorable passages with its…
Books like ‘Harry Potter’ for fantasy readers young and old
Do you remember the first book you really connected with? For many, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by J.K.…
A Summer Camp for Grown-Ups Where Reading is the Favorite Activity
On a blistering afternoon in July, a group of women lugging duffel bags and pillows lined up to…
Obama reveals favorite books of the summer and it may surprise you
Step aside, celebrity book clubs – it’s Barack Obama’s turn to share his favorite books of the summer.…
What Worcester’s Reading: That’s Entertainment
Worcester Telegram & Gazette “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II — Re-Evolution,” by Kevin Eastman, Tom…
10 books to read this fall, from Pynchon to Presley
NEW YORK (AP) — Fall books mean more than literary fiction. The top releases this season range from…
Want more ‘The Hunting Wives’? Try one of these trad wife thrillers
If there’s one thing thriller authors do well, it’s turning the zeitgeist into something sinister and creepy. Such…
Athens-Clarke County Library opens on-site bookstore
Folks who are used to having to return all of the books that they get from the Athens-Clarke…
‘High Season’ review: A twisty thriller about the murder of a teenager in paradise
Kate Bishop finds heart and poignancy at the center of her artfully crafted thriller, “High Season,” setting it…
‘The End of the World’ review: Stephen King’s world explored
Stephen King’s “The Stand,” originally published in 1978, is beloved by his “Constant Readers,” but has never really…
What’s happening at Westport Library Sept. 6–13? A giant book sale
The Westport Library’s annual book sale fundraiser begins Sept. 6 and runs through Sept. 13. The event will…