Books and literature

The 77-year-old author voiced frustration on his official blog about skeptical fans of his “A Song of Ice and Fire” series.

Pizza Hut’s beloved Book It! program is back for Summer 2025 with a fresh new name — Summer of Stories — and exciting updates in app form.

School’s out but that doesn’t mean the pages have to stop turning. Here are some incentives to get your young ones to keep reading this summer.

The bestselling author is now doubling as a publisher, as well as a screenwriter.

“If the bar for events was on the floor, A Million Lives Book Festival sent the bar straight to hell,” one attendee said.

Ahead of an event in Philadelphia, best-selling author Lucy Foley sits down with Philly Live’s Sheila Watko to talks about what went into her new book, “The Midnight Feast.”

Author Padraic Maroney sat down with Philly Live’s Sheila Watko to discuss his new book, “Escaping Death: The Unauthorized Story Behind the Final Destination Movies.”  

Serendipity Books in Chelsea, Michigan, enlisted the support of 300 community members in relocating to a new storefront.

Serendipity Books in Chelsea, Michigan, had its entire inventory transferred — in alphabetical order, no less — in less than two hours.

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for many decades, has died, his son said Sunday. He was 89.

For more than two decades, a Tampa woman has driven over a half-a-million miles to get books into the hands of kids who might not otherwise have access. Bess the Book Bus founder Jennifer dials-in and shares how the bus and its mission is inspired by her book-loving nana.

Author, educator and youth mentor Vincent Garrett joins Philly’s Live’s Aunyea Lachelle to talk about the inspiration of the “Missing Dad” book series and how he hopes to help other to be “OK to not be OK.”

A North Philadelphia community staple went underwater after a pipe burst almost two months ago. Inside there were thousands of children’s books and almost all of them were lost. Today, the Temple University Police Department has replaced some of those lost books. NBC10’s Yukare Nakayama was there to capture the moment.

After a devastating flood that damaged a North Philadelphia bookstore and literacy hub, Temple University Police Officers stepped in to help restore some of the lost.

“It’s about what it means to be a young person in a generation that is going to end, and is currently changing the world,” the lauded poet said of her new book.

NBC10 First Alert Weather meteorologist Brittney Shipp showed off her new children’s book “Drippity Drop, the Rapping Raindrop” at the African American Children’s Book Fair over the weekend.

The stamps commemorate the iconic 1947 children’s book and the long-running Nickelodeon animated series.

“Inner Excellence” argues people can achieve better results in their chosen fields if they look inward and change their mindset about success.

Ruby Franke’s eldest child is speaking out in a new memoir. Shari Franke is sharing her story in the book, “The House of My Mother: A Daughter’s Quest for Freedom,” set to be released on Jan. 7, more than a year after her mother Ruby pleaded guilty to aggravated child abuse.

London Daniels — a Delaware kid who is trying to make other children less intimidated by MRIs — and her mom, Faythe, wrote a book, “Tomorrow I Have to get an MRI.” NBC10’s Deanna Durante reports.