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

Eighteen books in (the latest is “Every Tom, Dick & Harry”), she still recalls an editor’s note urging more action: “Could ...

Bet You Didn’t Know! 2: outrageous, awesome, out of-this-world facts!” This quirky book is by the staff at National Geographic Kids. The book is packed with colorful pictures and all sorts ...

We've picked out and ranked the most underrated small town in every English county that you really should visit.

These are intriguing questions that send us back to the books, as all good biographies should ... Clergy Daughters’ School (which Brontë turned into Lowood School in Jane Eyre). This is contested.

This spring, Northern Ballet is bringing its critically acclaimed production of Jane Eyre back to the stage, with heart-stirring choreography and live music. Audiences are invited to join the ...

What did Jane Austen read, in between writing "Pride and Prejudice" and "Emma"? In "Jane Austen's Bookshelf," "Pawn Stars" ...

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 ...

Nora Roberts is so prolific she had to take up a pen name so her publisher could release more books by her each year.

We all know that reading is essential for kids to boost their language skills and imagination and what better way to get them access to books than through the Kindle Kids edition e-reader?