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Oscar the Pig: Mommy Goes to Work, by Megan Calhoun, is a picture book for younger children intended to help them deal with separation anxiety. The book opens with Oscar contemplating his mother’s impending departure for work, which is a new experience for him. “Who will take care of him? Will she come home? [...]

I’ve usually got at least two books going at once — a novel for bedtime and fun, and some sort of non-fiction book. This week, I finished one of each, and in each I found a quotable quote that I really wanted to share.
The first is from The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, by Michael Chabon. [...]

Reading The Dark Is Rising is a holiday tradition for me. This is when the book takes place. It begins on Midwinter’s Eve. For us, the winter solstice is considered the official beginning of winter, but in the pagan tradition, it’s Midwinter. So, the book begins on the night before [...]

Reading The Dark Is Rising is a holiday tradition for me. This is when the book takes place. It begins on Midwinter’s Eve. For us, the winter solstice is considered the official beginning of winter, but in the pagan tradition, it’s Midwinter. So, the book begins on the night before [...]

Well, I don’t think anyone will be asking me that any time soon. Actually, I just read that line in a book — Who’s Killing the Great Writers of America? by Robert Kaplow. It’s a satirical novel featuring several bestselling authors as characters — Sue Grafton, Danielle Steel, Tom Clancy, and Stephen King. [...]