It's a good thing that the gambling, opium-addicted, prostitute-loving husband of Elvira De Poulain died. She would otherwise be stripped of an adventure that is so engrossing it could compel the reader to skip meals and ignore chores in a mad dash to read the book's ending.

Most job contracts don't include mentions of the death penalty, but when Dr. Qanta Ahmed agreed to a new job in a Saudi Arabian hospital, she became subject to the laws of that country.

Spokane writer Glenda Burgess crafts a powerful memoir about her unlikely romance and marriage to an older man. She discusses "The Geography of Love" in two Seattle area appearances next week.

Celebrate the September birthdays of a number of well-known writers and illustrators of children's books. They include: September 8: Poet Jack Prelutsky September 13: Author Roald Dahl September 15: Author and Illustrator...

If you are looking for: 1. a gift for Grandparents Day (always the Sunday after Labor Day), 2. a book your young children can enjoy with their grandparents, or 3....

Reuters - "Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers" benefited from a late surge in public support to win the title Friday of oddest book title of the past 30 years, The Bookseller magazine said.

Scott Simon speaks with Weekend Edition's Daniel Pinkwater, about a new book called Jim Copp, Will You Tell Me A Story?" The book is a collection of three of Copp and Ed Brown's stories for children, put in book form for the first time.

Scott Simon takes a moment to note that a biography of Sarah Palin, Republican vice presidential candidate, has been quickly reissued. The book reveals Palin's favorite meal: moose stew.

Author Matthew Kneale discusses his new book When We Were Romans, the story of a mother and her two young children who flee London to stay with friends in Rome. Kneale wrote the book from the point of view of a nine-year-old.

The problem with reading The Rest Is Noise by New Yorker music critic Alex Ross is the constant trips to the piano to try?? out such things as his description of Strauss’s five-note, crazy “Salome chord.” But where else are you going to find such a goldmine of knowledge and lore about 20th-century music? It’s [...]