Books and literature

The bestselling author is now doubling as a publisher, as well as a screenwriter.

“If the bar for events was on the floor, A Million Lives Book Festival sent the bar straight to hell,” one attendee said.

Serendipity Books in Chelsea, Michigan, enlisted the support of 300 community members in relocating to a new storefront.

Serendipity Books in Chelsea, Michigan, had its entire inventory transferred — in alphabetical order, no less — in less than two hours.

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for many decades, has died, his son said Sunday. He was 89.

For more than two decades, a Tampa woman has driven over a half-a-million miles to get books into the hands of kids who might not otherwise have access. Bess the Book Bus founder Jennifer dials-in and shares how the bus and its mission is inspired by her book-loving nana.

“It’s about what it means to be a young person in a generation that is going to end, and is currently changing the world,” the lauded poet said of her new book.

What better way to warm up than to get lost in a good book?! The owners of Dorchester’s newest addition Just Book-ish share the meaning behind the name and creating community one page at a time. ...

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The stamps commemorate the iconic 1947 children’s book and the long-running Nickelodeon animated series.

“Inner Excellence” argues people can achieve better results in their chosen fields if they look inward and change their mindset about success.

Ruby Franke’s eldest child is speaking out in a new memoir. Shari Franke is sharing her story in the book, “The House of My Mother: A Daughter’s Quest for Freedom,” set to be released on Jan. 7, more than a year after her mother Ruby pleaded guilty to aggravated child abuse.

If you’re looking for the perfect book to cozy up with this winter, ‘bookstagrammer’ Grace Chlosta shares her top picks to add to the shelf this season.

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A new bookstore has come to Cambridge, and it will soon include a cafe and wine bar within its space.

It’s Banned Book Club Time! This month’s pick is ‘Never Let Me Go’ by Kazuo Ishirguro and Boston Public Library’s Julie Roach shares why this coming-of-age book has been challenged. 

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Staffers at Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama, San Francisco’s City Lights Books and The Nook in Cedar Falls, Iowa, are among 600 booksellers receiving $500 holiday bonuses from James Patterson.

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a law to prohibit book bans in the state and enshrine protections against civil and criminal charges for librarians who comply with the law.

Grace Chlosta shares her favorite book picks for anyone on your holiday list who loves a great read.

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Kamala Harris and breakout star Chappell Roan were among the year’s most talked-about people. Their names were also among the most mispronounced.

Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” its word of the year.

Award-winning author TJ Klune (“The House in the Cerulean Sea”) on when he felt able to quit his day job and when he first felt like he’d made it as a writer.