Good poets have good imaginations, like Kay Ryan, the 62-year-old Californian who was named poet laureate consultant to the Library of Congress last week. ... (07/22/2008)

From the publication of the lesson-filled "New-England Primer" to the midnight bookstore parties for the latest "Harry Potter" volume, ... (07/22/2008)

Ted Widmer is director of Brown University's John Brown Library and a former speech writer for President Clinton, but don't let those jobs drive away right-wing readers. ... (07/22/2008)

OAK PARK, Ill. -- In the Hemingway home in suburban Chicago at the turn of the 19th century, both parents had careers. So on many mornings when the family finished breakfast, Dr. ... (07/20/2008)

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle." David Wroblewski, Ecco, $25.95, 2. "Swan Peak." James Lee Burke, Simon & Schuster, $25.95. 3. "Fourteen." Janet Evanovich. St. ... (07/20/2008)