Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

Forget the solo beach paperback: travellers are now joining structured reading retreats that mix books, place and community. At I'Brindellone, a trattoria in Florence, a dozen men and women sit around ...

As an avid reader – and an author, too – I’m disheartened by frequent reports of a decline in reading for pleasure among young people. So when a friend recently asked me whether her daughter was ...

MAC: Slate has asked us—indeed hired us—to talk about their big picture-book package, “The 25 Best Picture Books of the Past 25 Years.” (Did you like how I called it a “package”? Did it make me sound ...

You know what’s scary this fall? How many new books are coming. So many that no less than Thomas Pynchon, publishing’s favorite recluse, is back. Not to be outdone, even Harper Lee returns with a ...

A community reading program provides an array of benefits for both young and old. (Image courtesy of La Mesa Branch Library) Overview: Bringing the community closer through reading Now in its 19th ...

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Acclaimed author Percival Everett will discuss his celebrated novel “James” at a community event this fall at Los Medanos College. Library Lines: ‘James’ is book for this year’s Read Contra Costa ...

Oprah Winfrey chose "Eat, Pray, Love" author Elizabeth Gilbert's new memoir "All the Way to the River" as her September book club pick. Gilbert's new memoir shares her tragic love story with her best ...

The literary world already knew Elizabeth Gilbert's new memoir would be this fall's hot read, but Oprah Winfrey just sealed the deal. The talk show host chose "All the Way to the River" as her ...

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