From the moment Reservoir Dogs launched him like a supernova, Quentin Tarantino’s career was intertwined with Harvey and Bob ...

The British royal family, via Queen Camilla, sent a heartfelt message after English author Jilly Cooper 's death at 88. On ...

The author made her name writing racy novels, but her life was almost as interesting as those of the characters in her books ...

Working with kids can be incredibly challenging but also very rewarding. But your job as a daycare worker doesn’t just come ...

The first political earthquake happened when Quentin was hosting a state dinner for the president of Timor-Leste, José ...

Film and music stars peddle booze, beauty, and everything in between. But the hottest status symbol touted (and toted) by the modern-day it girl? A book. It all started with Oprah Winfrey, the OG of ...

MAC: Slate has asked us—indeed hired us—to talk about their big picture-book package, “The 25 Best Picture Books of the Past 25 Years.” (Did you like how I called it a “package”? Did it make me sound ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

If you graph the history of economic growth, it looks a lot like a hockey stick laid on the ground with its blade sticking up ...

READING, Pa. – As the seasons begin to shift, one garden in Reading bloomed with purpose. Opportunity House hosted its annual garden party, an evening filled with food, music and community giving.

As an avid reader – and an author, too – I’m disheartened by frequent reports of a decline in reading for pleasure among young people. So when a friend recently asked me whether her daughter was ...

This week, we have a cavalcade of stars as my colleague Emily St. Martin writes about the proliferation of celebrity book clubs and the books they choose. It’s a terrific piece, and I learned about ...