Jane Smiley, illus. by Lauren Castillo. Amazon/Two Lions, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4778-2635-5 In her first outing as picture book author, Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Smiley (A Thousand Acres ...

Toward the end of Jane Smiley’s new novel ... There’s no signal that “Lucky” is Smiley’s final book, but if it were, it would make for an admirable summing up — the story of ...

Jane Smiley Pulitzer prize-winning author who grew up in Webster Groves and attended John Burroughs. But she’s never really written about her hometown until now with her latest book “Lucky.” ...

The real Jane did love reading books, but was more passionate about languages and theology than science. She spoke several ...

Prime Video’s My Lady Jane is based on Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows’ 2016 novel of the same name. The book follows the adventures of Lady Jane Grey, who reigned as queen for nine days ...

By Bruce Handy Picture book writers whose works look different from one another because they’re illustrated by different artists are less apt to be on your radar. By Emily Jenkins ...

As a reader, I’m always on the lookout for that special book that feels like the author has tapped into the very marrow of ...

This collection of interviews, by a former editor of New York, aims to illuminate artists’ processes through conversation. The novelist Michael Cunningham describes writing first thing in the ...

“My Lady Jane,” Prime Video‘s latest dramedy, is based on a 2016 bestselling YA book about Lady Jane Grey (Emily Bader). But, ...

The book is fun-filled and well-traveled, taking readers on a glitzy journey around the globe. Kwan "reminds me of a modern-day Jane Austen,” Gelman says. “He just manages to write about soc ...

Tavis Smiley, Compiled by, Tavis Smiley, Author Doubleday Books $21.95 (272p) ISBN 978-0-385-50214-6 Exhorting black Americans to respect themselves and support their community, BET talk show host ...

Williams, the thunderstorm of adolescence splits open a once peaceful sky. By Juan Vidal Picture book writers whose works look different from one another because they’re illustrated by ...