"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling is hoping to tap into America's philanthropy and influence as she launches the U.S. arm of her nonprofit Lumos that works to keep disadvantaged children worldwide out of orphanages when they already have their families.
American Airlines has finally admitted that Severus Snape is not in fact dead, but currently taking boarding passes at this New York airport.
Harry Potter fan Shona Macleod, 15, decided to contact JK Rowling in her effort to raise £950 for a park bench where she could talk to her pal Kieran Goulding since his death in a car crash. The teen was absolutely amazed to receive a full set of signed Harry Potter books along with a handwritten letter.
J.K. Rowling isn't done with the Muggles yet – watch the movie trailer for our new magical hero Newt Scamander.
A lost manuscript discovered 100 years after Beatrix Potter wrote it will be published this fall as the 24th book by the beloved creator of Peter Rabbit.
Libraries are delivering reading material to kids and adults with "Books on Bikes" programs cycling around the U.S.
The #1 bestseller at Amazon uses psychology to put children to sleep in a matter of minutes–and it works, say many parents.
A group of Virginia college students has devoted their hearts to creating special children's books for kids in Haiti.
A pair of Dutch artists put party hats on surveillance cameras to celebrate the 110th birthday of George Orwell, who warned "Big Brother is Watching."
An unfinished story from the author of "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings" will be published more than a century after J.R.R. Tolkien wrote it.
After a man accidentally tossed out his wife's prized copy of a Judy Blume book, the author came to the rescue and maybe "saved" his marriage.
Just when you'd learned all the Dr. Seuss rhymes, a whole new bookful has been published– 55 years after it was written and illustrated.
On the anniversary of the first Bond book being published, much wisdom can be distilled–beyond the best way to serve a Martini –from 62 years of Bond culture.
After being hidden from the public for 50 years, Harper Lee publishes Go Set A Watchman: the sequel to everyone's favorite American novel.
The son of migrant farm workers was compared to Walt Whitman today, as he was named the U.S. Poet Laureate.
Kids in Argentina can literally recycle this book by planting it directly in the ground, where it will grow into a tree.
When Islamic State militants advanced toward a monastery in northern Iraq, the monks rushed to protect a cherished library of centuries-old Christian manuscripts.
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