How did a New York Times bestselling author lose a fortune? March 2, 2011— -- In the 90s, Sarah Ban Breathnach was the toast of the town. A New York Times best-selling author sharing the simple ...

For NPR's series "Picture This," illustrator Carson Ellis talks about working with author Susan Cooper to make Cooper's poem "Shortest Day" into a children's book. (This story first aired on Weekend ...

Author Dan Brown is known for storylines that delve into myth and conspiracy theories. His new book — The Secret of Secrets — tackles the ultimate mystery: human consciousness. Robert Langdon is back ...

For one weekend only, hundreds of devoted readers gathered in Hudson, North Carolina, to celebrate Mitford, a fictional place with a real sense of community. Jan Karon, the 88-year-old author behind ...

What if no one showed up to your book signing? When author Jonathan Stanley set up shop at Barnes & Noble to promote his book, “Purposeful Performance: The Secret Mix of Connecting, Leading, and ...

"Somebody is Walking on Your Grave" is a new book by Argentinian author Mariana Enriquez. The book is a collection of essays detailing the author's visits to various cemeteries around the world. Part ...

Originally built as a bathhouse serving the city’s Jewish community, it evolved into a refuge for businessmen, tradesmen, artists and old-timers alike—a place where class and status seemed to ...

We’ve got an exciting lineup of cookbook authors, memoirists and food personalities appearing at this year’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on the campus of the University of Southern California ...

After winning just about every major science fiction and fantasy award, Nnedi Okorafor explores a traumatic event in her own history in her most autobiographical novel yet. By Alexandra Alter When ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Xian Horn covers leadership and empowerment from a disability lens. Growing up as a half Asian and Caucasian woman, I almost never ...