A new collection of illustrated story poems is told from the perspective of a ... JOHN HIMMELMAN: Oh, thank you for having me. SIMON: I guess children are the intended audience, but I sure liked it.

A quiet song that I love, and a loud song that I love: I’m more of a quiet-song person myself, so I’ll give you three: ...

A new collection of illustrated story poems is told from the perspective ... JOHN HIMMELMAN: Oh, thank you for having me. SIMON: I guess children are the intended audience, but I sure liked ...

For years, my friend’s father asked me to recount his childhood escape from the Nazis. Why did it take me this long?

Podcast: Do young children prefer to rely on their memory, or do they take the easier route and use external aids like lists and reminders? Under the Cortex explores.

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A sinking feeling on the subway, racing after a teen heartthrob and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s ...

Michael Mann, Josh Brolin and Don Winslow are among the industry insiders paying tribute to Val Kilmer, the veteran star who ...

Maria Shriver has compared her marriage to Arnold Schwarzenegger to 'a prison'. Journalist Shriver and actor Schwarzenegger ...

Here are just 15 of the Unbound festival authors that Columbia book lovers will want to watch for and welcome.

Sociologist Eve L. Ewing joins The Excerpt to discuss her new book “Original Sins,” which argues that schools enforce racial hierarchies.

Gloria Yoder looks back four years to the time she and Daniel were waiting for the adoptions of Hosanna and Jesse to become ...