Realistic kids' and teen fiction pioneer introduced readers to relatable characters and plots, not to mention unforgettable lines like, 'We must, we must, we must increase our bust!' The post For ...

David Streitfeld’s impressive new biography, Western Star, has a subtitle that alludes to a notable part of his story: The Life and Legends of Larry McMurtry. Note that word, “legends.” It is more ...

The paperback edition arrives in time for the "Flowers in the Attic" writer's 100th birthday Thomas Van Cleave; Courtesy of Simon & Schuster The name V.C. Andrews is cemented in the minds of readers ...

She was surely the oddest Catholic author who ever lived. She went about London with her face powdered dead white, in vivid contrast to her natural carrot-colored hair, chopped off in front just above ...

LOWELL — Brad Parker’s latest book took him 33 years to write — well, not actually. But the Jack Kerouac scholar and Lowell native is releasing his second biography on the famous Beatnik later this ...