Welcoming the stranger — and opening one’s home to guests at the seder — is a defining theme of Passover, the eight-day spring holiday known as the Festival of Freedom. That idea echoes through ...

Sometimes the personality of an author is so vastly different from their words and thus expectations that, despite wanting to, it’s impossible to un-meet someone. It’s a spoiler of a different kind, ...

Books by Nicholas Sparks are romantic, rich and deep, which explores the depth of human emotions and often feels like a warm hug for the readers. Here is a curation consisting of some of the best ...

Toronto-based writer Miranda Schreiber is among the 10 writers longlisted for the 2025 Republic of Consciousness Prize. Translator Padma Viswanathan, who is based in Arkansas but from British Columbia ...

The adventures never end when Barney and his buddies organize an outdoor book fair in the park. Each time they open a book, the story comes alive! Now they're having fun and exploring different worlds ...

We all need a little bit of comfort these days. Reading is one way to quiet the noise. Turning to a good book can be an act of self-care and even promote healing – like “bibliotherapy,” a practice ...

We all need a little bit of comfort these days. I’d nominate any Backman book for this list, especially “Anxious People.” Backman has a particular talent for writing about hard topics in a way that ...

La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Thursday was the last day of school for Bend-La Pine Schools, and at schools across the region, teachers waved goodbye to departing school buses. Desks and lockers got cleaned ...

Meghan Markle’s life in Kensington Palace seemed doomed from the start. The Duchess of Sussex was accused of having a "messiah complex" by former palace aides, who nicknamed her "Duchess of Difficult" ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - “Barney Big Ears” is a book about a bunny navigating the world of friendship. “I didn’t plan to write it,” said author Mary Koebert Rechenberg. She explained it was part ...