He gained a cult following through novels that married zany, acid-tinged humor with philosophical inquiry and literary zest.

The celebrated comic novelist wrote bestsellers like Another Roadside Attraction and Jitterbug Perfume while maintaining a devoted underground following ...

Author Tom Robbins, whose novels read like a hit of literary LSD, filled with fantastical characters, manic metaphors and counterculture whimsy, died on Sunday. He was 92. Robbins' death was announced ...

They'll move from Pig to Pig,” its founder Robin Hutson tells me. “They’re very keen to tell you how they've collected the set of Pigs, if you know what I mean. You know: ‘we've been to ...

From books for history lovers to romance novels, witty romantic comedies and acclaimed prize-winners, there’s something for every type of reader. Daisy Lester is a senior eCommerce writer at The ...

A Florida children's author and her husband pleaded guilty to abusing and neglecting their three children, leaving one girl hospitalized in critical condition with multiple organ failure.

A Florida children’s book author and her husband were each sentenced to more than a decade in prison after pleading guilty to abusing their three adopted children. Jennifer Wolfthal ...

A Florida children's author – known for penning stories about friendship – was charged alongside her husband for abusing and neglecting their adopted children, authorities said. Jennifer ...

JK Rowling has been toppled as the UK’s bestselling author by Julia Donaldson. Donaldson, who wrote the children’s picture book The Gruffalo, overtook the Harry Potter writer to become Britain ...

Robin George Andrews specializes in covering Earth, space and planetary sciences. He has a Ph.D. in volcanology and is the author of two nonfiction books, Super Volcanoes and How to Kill an Asteroid.