Every Deepavali, you will see them all over shopping malls as part of the festive decorations but kolams – the line drawings ...

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University of Southern California professor Helen Choi had a pretty basic assignment for her students this fall: Read a book. To be sure, Choi’s pedagogical choice isn’t novel for many faculty; 71 ...

The people who help run the Michigan State University Surplus Store come across thousands of donated books each month but ...

What comes to mind when you think of Jane Austen? For many, it’s the genteel figure of a country rector’s daughter, quietly spinning tales of romance and refinement in Regency drawing rooms. The image ...

From writing children's books to promoting cranberry juice, Sarah Ferguson has spent decades working on money-making schemes to bring in some much-needed cash. The Duchess of York, also known for ...

Audiobook streaming and the widespread adoption of smart speakers have made audiobooks "more available" to children, helping reluctant readers overcome literacy barriers, suggested Georgia Holmes at ...

Civil rights activists and Freedom Riders were viewed as troublemakers. Nine months after Malcolm X’s assassination, “The ...

The weekend brings Artale Anniversary Grand Wine Tasting and The Path of Pumpkins, along with Trunk or Treat events, fundraisers, live music and more to the Rockford area.

Long novels demand respect. Entering a bookstore and picking up a 600-page literary novel, many readers will make an instinctive calculation: This must be serious. No author would spill so much ink ...