A strong sense of place can deeply influence a story, and in some cases, the setting can even feel like a character itself. This week’s literary geography quiz celebrates popular children’s books and ...

What was your favorite book as a kid? That question makes for a surprisingly effective icebreaker. You can tell a lot about someone from the books they read as a child. Case in point: I’m a journalist ...

A-list celebrities, including Oscar winners and athletes, have let their imaginations run wild by creating children's books with stories that provide powerful messages for children and adults. Many of ...

Louis Sachar really intended to be a lawyer. But, in between starting law school at the Hastings College of Law in 1977 and graduating in 1980, he published his first book, “Sideways Stories from ...

It was neither Kim Nan-do, the trend guru, nor Hwang Sok-yong, the novelist returning after five years. In the fourth week of December last year, the top spot on Kyobo Bookstore’s bestseller list was ...

In a lot of ways, it's never been harder to convince kids to pick up a book over a phone or iPad. But worrying about declining literacy rates and reading test scores – that's adults' business. And Mac ...