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When I speak about autism, I often use the children’s book Stellaluna to describe what it feels like to be autistic. Stellaluna (Cannon, 1995) is the story of a baby fruit bat who accidentally ...

This 'treat-loving fruit bat' had a blast during playtime at the animal shelter on January 16, but she's even happier to be ...

Here are the 30 best movies for toddlers that are streaming, from beloved classics like 'The Wizard of Oz' to new favorites like 'Encanto.' ...

What are three popular tropes that romance novels use? Jennifer Harlan, a New York Times books editor, recommends three romance novels that show off those tropes at their best. An author of books ...

This sweeping novel about the life, loves, struggles and triumphs of a queer English Burmese actor is the topic of our January book club discussion. “Something Rotten,” Andrew Lipstein’s ...

Business leaders have long shared their picks for books that helped inform their strategies, both personally and professionally. Doug McMillon, Walmart's CEO, posted his usual end-of-year roundup ...

WHERE IT'S AT: Each theme answer has the initials A.T.: ALYSSA THOMAS, AIRPORT TERMINAL, and APPLE TURNOVER. It took me a little longer than usual to figure out today's theme, which provided for a ...

Two new books, “The Sirens’ Call” by Hayes and “Superbloom” by Carr, argue that our capacity for attention and connection has been devastated by the digital age “Elita” is a novel ...

In the literary world, this year is shaping up to be a good one for fans of cultural criticism: There are new books about Better Call Saul and biographies of James Gandolfini and Lorne Michaels on ...

(What? Just me?) There’s no such thing as an excess of good books, but the roster of forthcoming publications is certainly staggering. Fiction lovers have much to look forward to, with incoming ...