Are your kids totally into time travel? Superfans of space adventures? Our list of sci-fi favorites has something for all the young science fiction book lovers out there. From classics to hot new ...

One of the easiest ways to get kids hooked on reading is to get them into a great book series. All it takes is a captivating Book 1, and they're off and running. Fantasy, mystery, science fiction, ...

Books have a way of sparking empathy, drawing readers into the lives of characters who may be different from themselves -- or different from other characters in the story. Kids and teens walk in ...

When you love a book, few things are more exciting (or more nerve-racking) than seeing it turned into a movie. While not every movie based on a book manages to live up to fans' imaginations, the ones ...

Je suis né croyant.” I’ve been snagging on that phrase for decades. It means, “I was born believing.” The mystic modernist ...

Olivier Messiaen was a French composer steeped in the solitude and ecstasy of Catholic mysticism: everything he wrote was ...

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Jo Harkin’s new book is based on the odyssey of a young boy who became a claimant to the British throne. In his biography “Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life,” Dan Nadel tries to tell the story of ...

In his biography “Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life,” Dan Nadel tries to tell the story of the “Mr. Natural” creator without sanding down the rough edges. In “Close to Home,” Thor Hanson ...

The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra is set to end its centenary season with a grand finale. (Image: Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra) The Turangalîla Symphony is renowned for its lush Hollywood-style ...