Over-indulgent parents aren’t just making kids dumber. They’re also costing themselves money in the process. The latest trend? Shelling out hundreds — or even thousands — of dollars to get books written by their children published.
March 29, 2012 Fantasy author Patrick Rothfuss, who recently released 'The Wise Man's Fear,' the second novel in a trilogy that began with 'The Name of the Wind' sat down with the LA Times and detailed what he considers the 5 worst cliches in fantasy novels.
March 28, 2012 "The Winds of Winter" is the next installment of George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire, which spawned the Game of Thrones HBO Series. During a chat with Canadian film preservation group TIFF, Martin reads a chapter from "The Winds of Winter."
Fans of quality children’s books were saddened by the passing of Jan Berenstain, cocreator (with her husband Stan) of the long-running ‘Berenstain Bears’ books series. (Stan passed away in 2005 from cancer.)
Cartoonists and parenting book authors, Stan and Jan sought out to create a series that could deal with the ups-and-downs of parenting. The Berenstain Bears launched in 1962 with ‘The Big Honey Hunt,’ and includes over 300 titles published in 23 languages.
Fans of the Berenstain Bears children’s books are in mourning today after it was announced that co-creator Jan Berenstain died of a stroke on Friday at the age of 88.
February 1, 2012 Remsen based author PW Creighton has released his first e-book, a supernatural thriller called Nightfall. Find out what it's about past the jump.
January 20, 2012 Apple, the maker of the iPad, is making the case for a classroom without textbooks.
December 30, 2011 2011 was a watershed year for author George R.R. Martin. He saw his Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels become of the most talked about TV series of the year with HBO's 'A Game of Thrones.' The fourth novel in the ASOIF series, 'A Dance with Dragons,' shot to the top of the best seller charts.
Now fans have can get their first taste of the next volume in the series, 'The Winds of Winter." Martin has posted a sample chapter on his website.
