This October, Zadie Smith has published her fourth essay collection, Dead and Alive, for which her aspirations are simple, straightforward, and essential: She wants the book to “create a little space ...

When I was a kid, before graduating to books by authors like Stephen King and Clive Barker, I was an avid reader of Roald Dahl novels. Dahl’s books for children are full of the marvelous and macabre, ...

There are many factors that can determine the monetary value of a book, so what can make an edition worth tens of thousands ...

Chennai has a special bond with books. Whether it’s a cosy library space opening onto the view of the azure sky and streets ...

Through a book club, Ashton Tiew Zhen-U is discovering the joy of reading and the courage to share his voice in public.

I was terrified of the Old Elephant King in “The Story of Babar.” My daughter was freaked out by “The Very Hungry Caterpillar ...

One of the things I’ve learned in my grand old age is not to give advice,” says Michael Morpurgo. “Children often ask me at signings, but time and time again, I tell them that they have to find their ...

Chennai has a special bond with books. Whether it’s a cosy library space opening onto the view of the azure sky and streets ...

Shibboleth” appears in “Dead and Alive,” Smith’s collection of previously published essays, in which she assumes most if not ...

From ancient times, might or money has enabled some individuals to gather troves of art and artifacts. Freud believed the ...