The rise of ‘cozy coloring’: Finding calm in simplicity
When Amanda Rulton picked up a cheap coloring book and some felt-tip pens, she didn’t expect the activity…
Kate DiCamillo on the Solace of Fairy Tales
When the children’s author Kate DiCamillo was a girl, she would listen over and over to a record…
Spy Dog: Children’s books pulled over explicit weblink
In a joint statement, Andrew Cope and Puffin Books, said: “In some editions of the Spy Dog, Spy…
How reading romance has helped keep the spark alive for this couple
After 10 years of marriage and two kids, Joseph Heath says he and wife Laura are still in…
Look out for number one! Selfish self-help books are booming – but will they improve your life? | Health & wellbeing
‘Are you sure you want that one?” asks the assistant in the flagship Waterstones store in Piccadilly, London.…
Rhinos Are Winos book reading at the Pend d’Oreille Winery » Sandpoint Reader
By Reader Staff Spokane author Kevin Capuchin wants to take readers on a “booze cruise” through the zoo…
Book fair’s $7000 bill for unwanted items
Rotary Club of Ashburton’s annual Bookarama fundraiser has received a $3500 boost from the district council to help…
Brendan Mac Evilly’s cultural picks
Deep Burn is the debut novel from Brendan Mac Evilly; it’s a frenetic tale of art and the…
John Carter Brown Library exhibit examines bookbinding’s roots in the natural world
Walking through the John Carter Brown Library’s massive wooden doors, visitors may overlook the tiny, unassuming room that…
Kirkus Prize winners include a novel on identity, a history of Iran and an ode to belly buttons
NEW YORK (AP) — A novel about identity and a missing youth, a history of the overthrow of…
Wyoming library director fired amid book dispute reaches $700,000 settlement
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with…
The Underworld review: Sophie Laguna goes deep
In Sophie Laguna’s The Underworld, only child Martha is an introvert who is misunderstood by her family. Her…