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'Miss Peregrine' author Ransom Riggs to launch new fantasy series, 'Sunderworld'

'Miss Peregrine' author Ransom Riggs to launch new fantasy series, 'Sunderworld'

NEW YORK (AP) — Ransom Riggs' first new series since the million-selling “Miss Peregrine" books will launch this summer. “Sunderworld, Vol.
Book Review: Novelist Amy Tan shares love of the natural world in 'The Backyard Bird Chronicles'

Book Review: Novelist Amy Tan shares love of the natural world in 'The Backyard Bird Chronicles'

Birdwatching has become a cherished pastime for many since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when people stuck at home for months looked out their windows for entertainment and immersed themselves into the natural world, many of them for the first
Politicians and dog experts vilify South Dakota governor after she writes about killing her dog

Politicians and dog experts vilify South Dakota governor after she writes about killing her dog

Politicians and dog experts are criticizing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem after she wrote in a new book about killing a rambunctious puppy .
H.R. McMaster writes about his time in Trump administration in upcoming 'At War with Ourselves'

H.R. McMaster writes about his time in Trump administration in upcoming 'At War with Ourselves'

NEW YORK (AP) — Six years after departing as national security adviser, H.R McMaster is releasing a book about his brief, contentious time in the Trump administration.
Book Review: Rachel Khong’s new novel 'Real Americans' explores race, class and cultural identity

Book Review: Rachel Khong’s new novel 'Real Americans' explores race, class and cultural identity

In 2017 Rachel Khong wrote a slender, darkly comic novel, “Goodbye, Vitamin,” that picked up a number of accolades and was optioned for a film.
Book Review: 'Crow Talk' provides a path for healing in a meditative and hopeful novel on grief

Book Review: 'Crow Talk' provides a path for healing in a meditative and hopeful novel on grief

Crows have long been associated with death, but Eileen Garvin’s novel “Crow Talk” offers a fresh perspective; creepy, dark and morbid becomes beautiful, wondrous and transformative.
South Dakota governor, a potential Trump running mate, writes in new book about killing her dog

South Dakota governor, a potential Trump running mate, writes in new book about killing her dog

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem — a potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump — is getting attention again. This time, it's for a new book where she writes about killing an unruly dog, and a smelly goat, too.
Publishing spinoff of 'Wednesday' has everything from tarot cards to 'Woeful Waffles'

Publishing spinoff of 'Wednesday' has everything from tarot cards to 'Woeful Waffles'

NEW YORK (AP) — Penguin Random House is teaming with Amazon MGM Studios on a series of books based on “Wednesday,” the Emmy-winning hit about young Wednesday Addams of Addams Family fame.
Rom-com author Emily Henry knows the secret to having a healthy relationship with love

Rom-com author Emily Henry knows the secret to having a healthy relationship with love

NEW YORK (AP) — “Nothing forces you to face your demons like falling in love.” And it’s almost always worth it, Emily Henry says during a recent interview ahead of Tuesday's release of her latest novel, “Funny Story.
College students, inmates and a nun: A unique book club meets at one of the nation’s largest jails

College students, inmates and a nun: A unique book club meets at one of the nation’s largest jails

CHICAGO (AP) — For college senior Nana Ampofo, an unconventional book club inside one of the nation’s largest jails has transformed her career ambitions.
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