Five 2nd-graders stand before a group of 20 preschool children sitting on the rug in the library’s story area. Each of them is holding a hardback copy of Eric Rohmann’s picture book A Kitten Tale ...

Readers & Writers, NCPR's conversation on contemporary literature, invites into the studio visiting authors, and invites listeners to call in to join the conversation. The program is hosted by NCPR ...

During a recent vacation, I happily devoured Nixonland, an 800-plus-page behemoth that I stuck to with such constancy that I'm fairly sure that toting it around and clutching it awkwardly with my ...

Literary agents are now assuming an even more active role in promoting children’s literacy and helping to ensure its future. Every Child a Reader, the charitable arm of the Children’s Book Council, ...

From ancient epics to modern masterpieces, literary trilogies have long captivated readers with their expansive storytelling and deep character development. These three-part sagas offer authors the ...

Throughout literary history writers have studied random activities along with dangerous choices and the psychological elements that emerge from gambling. The casino motif in literature exists as ...