In Dolen Perkins Valdez’s new novel “Happy Land,” she tells us a fairy tale, one of kings and queens and princesses. There is a castle. There is good and there is evil, and there is much in ...

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One of the most anticipated books of the year, Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, is a transporting multigenerational novel that is inspired by the true story of a kingdom in the mountains of ...

A total of 87 people were killed when an arsonist set fire to the Happy Land Social Club in West Farms. Franco Mena was among the mourners gathered around the Happy Land Monument on Southern ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Dolen Perkins-Valdez about her novel "Happy Land." The book is inspired by the true story of a secret community of formerly enslaved people in the Appalachians.

When Walt Disney first welcomed guests to his happy place in 1955, he told them, “Disneyland is your land ... said Disneyland Chef Steven Medina, pointing to opening day dishes like ...