My home has an open floor plan with the kitchen, living room and dining area all combined. This leads to guests meandering through the kitchen area while we’re making food.

I am the stepmother to two great young men. Their father and I have been together since they were teenagers. When they were young, it was a difficult but necessary position for me to be in when it ...

The Green Bay Packers were the first seed in the NFC two weeks ago. They were at the top of the NFC North for most of the regular season. Not anymore. After a sequence of two home losses to the ...

Featuring 282 reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s, and YA books; also in this issue: interviews with Oyinkan Braithwaite; Thien Ho; Jeff Kinney; and E. Lockhart; and more One of the most ...

Telling the story of Louis Brandeis. Children’s book author Richard Michelson has written a number of books introducing children to lesser-celebrated firsts. In other words, he hasn’t retold the story ...

Telling the story of Louis Brandeis. Children’s book author Richard Michelson has written a number of books introducing children to lesser-celebrated firsts. In other words, he hasn’t retold the story ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was in an upscale restaurant and the 20-something server totally messed up. The appetizers never arrived, our order was incorrect, etc. The young woman gave a half-hearted apology ...

The drive to revolutionise children's literature in Nigeria has received a major boost with the official unveiling of the Nigeria Picture Book Project, an ambitious initiative to produce 100 ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in a great neighborhood with wonderful neighbors. A few of the ladies in my cul-de-sac have become close: looking out for each other, picking up delivered packages if they’re ...