My niece is adorable. She’ll have me read her favorite book about 8,000 times before bed, then wake up and ask me to read it another few hundred...

Being a good babysitter is an uncommon gift. For the rest of us, the best we could hope for back in our babysitting days was that the kid just wanted to...

We love the fact that some of the most memorable episodes of classic TV are ones in which the storyline revolves around a book.  Here are a few of my...

Of all the deadly sins, envy is the one that always feels terrible. The rest of them can feel natural, fun, satisfying, even good. I find sloth to be a...

There is an undeniably tight bond between man and animal. For instance, I can’t discuss the day my dog died without getting misty and pretending I...

Some of us have friends who never read books. Their excuses are that they don’t have the time, that there are so many other things to do, that they...

There are so many reasons I love walking into bookstores. It’s quiet, the books smell good, you can get lost and not even care, and the people who...

You’ve checked Facebook, raided the fridge, counted sheep, and you still can’t sleep. Use the time to expand your horizons with these...

Becoming a famous writer is, in itself, an honor. But on top of the regular prestige, your previous places of employment will become sacred tourist...