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While many 8-year-old’ This week’s episode of Beyond the Next Chapter features Anaik Sachdev, the Valley boy who started the ...

A new middle-grade novel by award-winning Pete Hautman, two mysteries and a horror anthology. Who could ask for anything more on an autumn Sunday? “Answers to Dog”: by Pete Hautman (Candlewick Press, ...

Throughout her nearly 30-year career as an elementary school reading specialist, Christie Welsby has struggled to find material that was both decodable (able to be sounded out) and engaging. “The ...

When Paul Fleischman was 19, the Monterey-born, Santa Monica-raised teen decided he was ready to see another part of the ...

The SNL star says her new book is part of what she calls her “private mission to give a wink and a nod” to young people who ...

Along with getting pummeled with bad reviews from both critics and audiences, the Joker sequel has set an unwanted record ...

The first chapter is available on PS4, PS5, and Switch, with the remaining two yet to follow. Collectively, Poppy Playtime has become a hugely successful horror franchise, following the antics of ...

The writer Megan Kamalei Kakimoto recommends books that illuminate the islands’ rich history and storytelling spirit. By Megan Kamalei Kakimoto In a comprehensive biography, the historian Dan ...

Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating systems and devices, as well as mobile gaming and Apple Arcade news. Shelby also ...

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The National Book Awards has announced its 25 finalists! The authors — a majority of whom will be first-time honorees — were announced with The New York Times on Tuesday, Oct. 1, and were ...