books and reading

Elephant finds a book and then sneezes, mixing up all the letters.

The romantic folly of young Catherine Morland whose entry into adult life in nineteenth-century England is attended by the collapse of many illusions.

Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda reveals how the written word informs and enriches nearly every aspect of life and explains how people can draw meaning from the words they read.

Writer Jane Smiley presents an examination of the novel, including an author's behind the scenes look at novel-writing, including tips on writing, and reviews of over one hundred novels, from "Don Quixote" to "Lolita.".

Star cannot wait to share her library book with her best friend Blister, but when the book gets ruined, they get into a fight over it.

Young Catherine Morland's entry into nineteenth-century English society is attended by the collapse of many romantic illusions.

Draws on history, sociology, and philosophy to explain the importance of the library profession and libraries as community institutions in the modern world.

Thursday Next, an English detective who mingles, literally, in literature, escapes to a place far from her job protecting the classics--a never-published pulp fiction novel--to spend the rest of her pregnancy and finds herself battling crime once again, and protecting herself from a murderer.

As author Jessica and artist Daphne collaborate on a picture book for a seventh-grade English class contest, Jessica becomes aware of conditions in Daphne's home life that seem to threaten her health and safety.