TODDLER ON THE RUN by Shena Mackay. 105 pages. Simon & Schusfer. $2.95. Author Mackay, a 21-year-old British girl who shares a drab walk-up over a London launderette with her 23-year-old draftsman ...

She has no detective skills, but she simply has to find Alfie before it’s too late. Funny, heartwarming and readable. Academic Nadia works in Iraq for a UN programme rehabilitating ISIS brides.

As a literary prize launches for funny female writers, we look back at the books that make us laugh the most. However, according to the creators of a new fiction prize, women authors still don’t ...

Warning: questionable word play ahead! Here is a veritable harvest of new picture books to enjoy! Here’s another image: a cornucopia filled with the bounty of books. “5 Cherries,” by Italian ...

His books were the first ‘proper’ books I read ... to take away something that will make him think. Because it’s a funny book, it doesn’t mean you can’t deal with serious themes.