Connection, helping others, gratitude, kindness, staying active, and yes, consuming lots of calories all help us to find and ...

To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select ...

with families gathering to celebrate the power of books and storytelling. With the participation of 25 community agencies and nine celebrity guest readers, story time came alive throughout the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing ... “That’s the absolute joy of it, just being able to give them that freedom.

Romance novels are enjoying a renaissance in Australia but their female characters are no longer just dreaming of marrying a ...

When my father, George, died hours after I had been in the hospital giving birth to my son Aidan ... Of course not, but that doesn’t matter because the story I will tell Aidan is the epic tale of his ...

Find Your Next Book ... stories do not stand on their own — they aren’t meant to — which puts a lot of pressure on their cumulative power to stir in readers both the dread and joy of being ...

Accordingly, literature has long examined motherhood and the complicated and beautiful dynamics between a mom and her child.

Her mother’s heart held a special place for children – always looking for ways to bring comfort, joy ... just how much a story could mean to a child.” The spirit of giving is now the ...

Stacy London and Clinton Kelly are back on TV with a provocatively named new show that celebrates personal style rather than ...

Right after Labor Day, I started on my book tour for "The Joy You Make." In one way, it seemed like the wrong time to extoll the virtues of joy. Whether red, blue or purple, we were all facing the ...