Looking for something to read in between the barbecues and fireworks? Try this mix of novels, short stories, poetry and more.

JOHN BROWN’S BODY—Stephen Vincent Benét—Doubleday Doran ($2.50). The Poem. Rustic Homer and urban Virgil used roundly to invoke the muses before composing an epic. Poet Stephen Vincent ...

Peter Brown stripped down his original 'Wild Robot' story for beginning readers, keeping the underlying message about a man-made device that learns how to care for others.

Brown released the first book in 2016 through Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, followed by its sequels, 2018’s The Wild Robot Escapes and 2023’s The Wild Robot Protects.

Here are books that were written by former CBC Poetry Prize winners and finalists that are being published this year. The 2025 CBC Poetry Prize is open for submissions until June 1, 2025 at 4:59 p ...

It was afternoon at the Poetry Project’s New Year’s Day Marathon, the 50th since the event’s debut in 1974. After an hour and a half or so of poems, the day’s topic had come into focus.

Your Crown Shines: For Ketanji Brown Jackson and You by jessica Care moore, illus. by Dare Coulter (Harper, $19.99; ISBN 978-0-06-331139-8). 50,000 copies. ADVERTISEMENT More from pw ...

When she washes up on an island in Peter Brown’s The Wild Robot, published by Little, Brown in 2016, Roz is on unfamiliar turf.Not designed to live in the wilderness, the robot must learn from ...

Horace by Peter Stothard: Plump, playboy poet who was in love with wine and the sunshine. By CHRISTOPHER HART . Published: 19:02 EDT, 15 May 2025 | Updated: 19:02 EDT, 15 May 2025 ...

10 books that all music lovers need to read Peter Goddard was a prominent Canadian cultural critic who covered a wide range of topics, including rock 'n' roll, fashion, movies and classical music.