As a pediatrician, I know that some of the most transformative gifts for young children don’t require batteries or assembly.

Mr. Bannon is the chief librarian at the New York Public Library, where he is also director of branch libraries and education. Nov. 23, 2025 As a librarian, I get a lot of questions. One I am hearing ...

NBC 5, Telemundo 39, and the Fort Worth Public Library are Reading With You this winter. FWPL made a winter reading list of over recommended books.

Kwanzaa is a Pan-African and African-American holiday created in 1966 by activist and academic Maulana Karenga. This will be the 59th annual celebration of the festivity. Karenga designed the holiday ...

Booksellers are heralding a cornucopia of holiday and everyday choices for children and teens this December. We checked in with them about which titles are flying off the shelves, from seasonal ...

These books just nabbed one of the most coveted prizes in the literary world. How many have you read? Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a commission from your ...

A new event in Springfield will celebrate Black culture, creativity, community and entrepreneurship ahead of Kwanzaa later this month. The Kwanzaa Black Makers Expo, hosted by the Mbele Leadership ...

J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings saga is a seminal work of fantasy that spawned one of the best film trilogies ever created. Tolkien's story of good vs. evil is built around timeless themes of ...

One of my favorite holiday traditions is getting comfy, grabbing my favorite holiday drink and treat, and settling down with a stack of the best Christmas novels, new and old. Is there anything cozier ...

What Are the Percy Jackson Books About? Imagine a world where modern Greek gods have children with the powers of demigods. That's the fantastical concept at the center of the Percy Jackson and The ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. It's December, which means there's no better activity than curling up by a ...

“Wicked” – the movie, the Broadway musical and the book – crafts Dorothy’s green nemesis as a fully-formed character with her own tragic backstory. The book is a prequel to L. Frank Baum’s “The ...