Pulitzer Prize announcement to be postponed due to pandemic
The Pulitzer Prize Board will postpone the announcement of this year’s winners because some board members are busy covering the global coronavirus outbreak.
JK Rowling starts ‘Harry Potter At Home’ for housebound families
J.K. Rowling is hoping a dash of Harry Potter will help families confined to their homes during the coronavirus pandemic.
With hand sanitizer nearby, Dubai Comic Con laughs at virus
Attendees praised the organizers of the Dubai Comic Con for having thermal scanners, hand sanitizers and medical staff on hand for the event.
Swiss gruyere named best in world cheese competition
A gruyere from Switzerland has been named the world’s best cheese, chosen from entrants from 26 nations in the World Championship Cheese Contest.
First ride featuring Mickey Mouse debuts at Disney World
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Walt Disney Co. was built on the shoulders of Mickey Mouse, so it may come as a surprise that there never has been a theme park attraction based on the lovable rodent. That’s about to change with the debut of Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway ride on Wednesday at Disney’s Hollywood […]
Bestselling young adult authors are aiming at older readers
NEW YORK — After gaining millions of young readers for her “Divergent” fantasy series, Veronica Roth decided she and her characters were ready for the next phase — a novel for adults. “I grew up on stories like ‘Dune’ and ‘Harry Potter,’ and ‘Ender’s Game’ about people who shoulder burdens when they’re too young to […]
Author Mary Higgins Clark, ‘Queen of Suspense,’ dead at 92
Mary Higgins Clark, the “Queen of Suspense” whose tales of women beating the odds made her one of the world’s most popular writers, died Friday at age 92.
Hoot, hoot, hooray: Owl freed from vehicle’s grille
A barred owl took an unexpected three-hour ride to the Outer Banks of North Carolina over the weekend, said Hatteras Island Wildlife Rehabilitation.
Haruki Murakami holds rare public reading to mark debut anniversary
Haruki Murakami marked 40 years since his debut as a novelist with his first public reading in Japan in nearly a quarter century.