Margaret Atwood is an indefatigable time traveler. The prolific Canadian author, perhaps best known for “The Handmaid’s Tale” and its phenomenally successful Hulu series adaptation, has written 17 ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

One of my almost-3-year-old son’s current favorite toys looks like a relic from the ’80s, even though it definitely didn’t exist when I was a kid. The Little Tikes Story Dream Machine, which launched ...

Robert Munsch wrote “The Paper Bag Princess,” “Love You Forever” and other classics by performing them over and over for kids. But his stories are slipping away. The children’s author Robert ...

A newly reissued book by the Argentine writer Julio Cortázar highlights his most consistent qualities. By Martin Riker Martin Riker teaches at Washington University in St. Louis. His most recent novel ...

“Call me Raja. The Imbecile. Welcome to my stupid life.” In his new work, National Book Award finalist Rabih Alameddine conjures the caustic humor and poignant yearnings of a gay Lebanese man in his ...

In her new book of nonfiction, Val McDermid takes a break from the crime novels she's known for. NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with the Scottish writer about "Winter: The Story of a Season." The Scottish ...