Genre Explorations

I ask myself do I dare comment on this author and book that won the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction, highly praised and widely written about. I was absorbed in...

The cover of “Help Wanted: One Rooster.” Image courtesy of Penguin Young Readers After writing 12 children’s books, Julie Falatko never discounts a potential story idea, no matter where it...

From a hedgehog too anxious to go ice skating to a puppy who can’t make his letters come out right, children’s books address many emotional, behavioral and learning challenges kids...

Children’s literature has been a mega market for a long time. Books for children sell like hotcakes at stores and online marketplaces. It is also a segment which sees celebrities...

SINGAPORE – The next time you and your kids go to a bookstore, check out the books by home-grown authors and illustrators. Then, buy some home and bond over them....

The writer Lydia Millet is often described in reviews as “funny,” her wit “devastating.” Both are true, and I’ll add that like a lot of funny people, her humor is...

The novel, Chronicle of an Hour and a Half by Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari tells the story of imminent violence in a village community. It is Friday, the sixth day of...

Image source, Anna MoskalkovaImage caption, Ms Gavin says living between two countries and cultures later became the inspiration for her storiesArticle informationAuthor, Bea SwallowRole, BBC News, Gloucestershire18 June 2024An Indian-born...

Elsies River residents beam with pride as local poet, Cheronne Roberts, releases her debut collection of poetry. She’s titled the collection ‘A...