David Hurwitz The greatest musical prodigy since Mozart (some would say he was even greater), Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) excelled in everything he did, musical or otherwise, and during his brief...

Mark Gerzon Based on interviews with a wide variety of men and women and research on the literature of adult development, Mark Gerzon answers the question, "Is it possible that...

Ruqaiya Hasan and Geoff Williams Literacy in our society is an issue of major concern, controversy surrounding its social practice fuels current debates in education and much has been written...

Anthony Arthur Here is a ringside seat to the exchange of Barbs, Slights, Insults, Verbal Jabs, and Other Assorted Acrimonious Remarks by Upstanding Members of Our Esteemed Literary Pantheon.In these...

Batya Gur Inspector Michael Ohayon of the Jerusalem police must deal with profound ethical questions when he investigates the murder of a celebrated poet and professor of literature at the...

Rebecca Wells "It can wear you to a nub, trying to be a popular person and a good Catholic all at the same time." So says Sidda, one of the...

Adele Geras and Shelagh McNicholas It's Tilly's birthday and she's off to a real theatre with her auntie, a real ballerina. Will Tilly's birthday wishes come true and will she...

Jenny Colgan Polly Waterford is recovering from a toxic relationship. Unable to afford their flat, she has to move miles away from everyone, to a sleepy little seaside resort in...

Gillian Lobel and Tim WarnesLittle Honey Bear couldn't sleep. Through his bedroom window the moon was chining, as bright as day. And surely she was smiling at him!Little Honey Bear...

Amy MacDonald and Sarah Fox-DaviesLittle Beaver s search for a friend he thinks he hears across a pond is perfect for every child who's ever felt lonely."Children old enough to...

Author: Chris Cleave From the author of the international bestseller Incendiary comes a haunting novel about the tenuous friendship that blooms between two disparate strangers—one an illegal Nigerian refugee, the...

Author: Joyce Carol Oates ‘A writer of extraordinary strengths’ GuardianSet in the mythical small city of Sparta, New York, this searing, vividly rendered exploration of the mysterious conjunction of erotic...