In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson penned 'Silent Spring,' alerting the world to the dangers of the pesticide DDT, it was the reproductive threat to birds -- the bald eagle in ...

For researchers, penguins are more than charismatic wildlife – they are living indicators of global pollution including that ...

Graydon Carter speaks in his memoir with misty-eyed melancholy for the page counts and ad revenues of years gone by.

The collection brings Ceremonies back into print alongside a number of uncollected pieces pulled from the archives of such ...

The Austin Texas Book Trail takes place at 29 local independent bookstores from April 12-13. Find all the participating ...

A rancher took a backhoe to a critical nesting ground. His conviction, advocates say, “sets a crucial precedent for ...

Julianne Moore will narrate the audiobook of late author Joan Didion's forthcoming book 'Notes to John,' out April 22. The ...

Selling more than 190 million copies, this series follows Kristy, Claudia, Stacey, and a crew of other local children who start their own babysitting business. With about 250 books in the series (plus ...

Most people think of a printing press as a big, bulky, outdated machine. But North Dakota State University’s (NDSU) School of ...

Steve Coogan befriends a penguin in his new comedy drama "The Penguin Lessons," and he also bonded with his fish-eating, ...

We hear from Veronika Dapunt, who took two of our creative writing short courses at Central Saint Martins and now has a two-book deal with Transworld. Veronika shares her experience and advice for ...