Named for a mythical hunter and a constellation, search-and-rescue dog Orion has become a star in his old age.

She was far more than a literary pioneer

If you find it confusing to choose the proper dog food for your faithful canine companion, you aren't alone.

Several years ago, Katherine Schneider found a way to thank the people who had helped her and to spotlight well-written children's books about people with

The daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has signed with William Morrow to publish "Not Afraid of Life," to come out this summer.

He's the world's most famous detective, instantly recognizable in his deerstalker cap and known for his brilliant use of logic, forensic science and disguise

Libraries have been lending e-books for longer than there's been a Kindle, but until recently only a few devices worked with them.

The two debut books that just won the most prestigious U.S. children's-literature awards were on few people's radar screens before the prizes were announced on

Caroline Kennedy is helping to unveil the nation's first online digitized presidential archive.

There are two kinds of people in the world, and you can apply that cliche to many things in life. People either like the Yankees or they don't ... or lima

There's a sparkling array of holiday books for kids this year:

-- Shirley Hughes is one of the most distinguished -- and beloved -- picture-book creators

George W. Bush has joined Bill Clinton and Barack Obama in an exclusive club: presidential authors who have sold at least a million copies of their books.

Is your teen looking for an adventure? We have five popular reads in bookstores now, just in time for the holidays.

Books about books may sound deadly boring, but some new children's books show just how entertaining the subject can be:

David McCullough answers questions from students