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announced on Twitter. His family also shared a brief memorial poem on his website: “In the light of the moon / holding on to a good star / a painter of rainbows / is now traveling across the night sky.” No cause of death was listed.Carle’s books, many of which centered on nature and animals in his recognizable graphic interpretations, were some of the top selling children’s books of all time.

when he died last year. But never averse to a literary twist, he left behind a finished novel for ardent readers.

this is hot off the press.Maitland Ward, the former “Boy Meets World” star who went from Hollywood to porn and back again, is penning a page-turner memoir about her journey from a G-rated Disney series to X-rated, award-winning skin flicks.The 44-year-old actress’ debut book, “My Escape From Hollywood: Why I Left to Become a Porn Star,” will be published by Simon & Schuster’s Atria books division in 2022.Ward told The Post the “steamy, no-holds-barred memoir” will have “tell-all stories of

MORE: Katie Couric designed her huge $6.3million home with sister Clara – and it's epicThe Daytime Emmy award-winning host revealed to fans that she had just received the cover for her fourth book, Going There.Katie has written three other books, The Brand New Kid, The Blue Ribbon Day and The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons From Extraordinary Lives.WATCH: Katie Couric makes exciting announcement: 'It's like giving birth'"OMG……… drum roll please!" she wrote.

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over Jane Austen’s connections with slave plantations.A museum dedicated to the “Pride & Prejudice” author, located at her old home in the Hampshire village of Chawton, is reportedly investigating the Austen family’s place in “Regency era colonialism,” as evidenced by Austen’s love of tea, clothing and other refinements.

died by suicide in 2018 at age 61, but his new posthumous book, “World Travel: An Irreverent Guide,” (Ecco) comes out Tuesday.

Names of New York: Discovering the City’s Past, Present, and Future Through Its Place-Names,” by NYU Liberal Studies professor Joshua Jelly-Schapiro. “Place names, the labels we attach to maps and the areas that we inhabit, are powerful signifiers of the history we emerged from and the ways that we navigate our present,” Jelly-Schapiro, 41, told The Post. But the geographer doesn’t overlook the nature in which the city was obtained.

the book’s synopsis reads. “This book is the light at the end of the tunnel when being apart is inevitable.

“Sex Magicians: The Lives and Spiritual Practices of Paschal Beverly Randolph, Aleister Crowley, Jack Parsons, Marjorie Cameron, Anton LaVey, and Others.”The solution to our boring dating lives? Just a sprinkle of “sex magic,” the Paris-based author told The Post. He looks to occult figures of history for guidance on better lovemaking.

Henry Huggins,” “Ribsy” and “Ramona Quimby,” has died. She was 104.HarperCollins, her longtime publisher, announced her death Friday.

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The Beauty of Living Twice,” Stone has opened up about the infamous crotch shot scene in the film, which she’d been led to believe was far less revealing than it was. “After we shot ‘Basic Instinct,’ I got called in to see it. Not on my own with the director, as one would anticipate, given the situation that has given us all pause, so to speak, but with a room full of agents and lawyers, most of whom had nothing to do with the project,” reads the excerpt, published in Vanity Fair.

his estate is pulling out of print). It was the name of one of Seuss’ fictional creatures, but soon took on the modern meaning.

The Phantom Tollbooth” and remained true to his wide-eyed self in such favorites as “The Dot and the Line” and “Stark Naked,” has died at 91.Juster’s death was confirmed Tuesday by a spokesperson for Random House Children’s Books, who did not immediately provide details.

Emmy-Award winner and Instagram sensation Leslie Jordan will release his debut album, a collection of Southern gospel hymns, April 2.

Dan Mathews, right, and his mom, Perry Lawrence, are picture perfect in this 2010 photo. Photo: Dan Mathews.

I couldn’t have predicted, back then, what 2020 would look like.Much as I would have loved to see my latest book launch into a healthier, happier timeline, I hope it provides an escape for readers during this holiday season. Right now the days are dark, and the news can be even darker.

Peter Pan and Sherlock Holmes, there are 1000s of recordings to choose from. If you don't care so much about who is reading to you or what the production values are, you're likely to find what you're looking for.

Apollo’s Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live.” According to Christakis, who is also a social epidemiologist, society will make up for lost time as soon as it’s safe to, with hedonism quickly replacing conservative socializing — but that reversal remains years away.“During epidemics you get increases in religiosity, people become more abstentious, they save money, they get risk averse and we’re seeing all of that now, just as we have for hundreds of years

“Survival of The Thickest” (Gallery Books). “I worked so hard to drop a special and a book, and I feel a bit cheated that I don’t get to enjoy it and share it the way I normally would,” the New Jersey native told The Post, referring to pandemic restrictions on group gatherings and travel. “It feels weird being [like], ‘Hey, I hope you got COVID tested, here’s a thing I made.’” But the podcast host and actress is trying to keep things in perspective.

chess prodigy Beth Harmon of “The Queen’s Gambit.” “I am technically undefeated against her,” said the Manhattan fifth-grader, who narrowly beat the fictional anti-heroine on his iPad. The victory ended a Chess.com challenge pitting real players, such as Oliver, against simulated versions of the fictitious Beth at different ages and correlating degrees of difficulties.

“Long Live the Queen! 23 Rules for Living From Britain’s Longest-Reigning Monarch” (Turner), he explores the secrets to the royal’s enduring longevity.One of her favorites? One-upmanship.Kozlowski recalls a time when the queen out-performed “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher, who was just six months her senior.

posted their apology on the author’s website. The statement isn’t dated and wasn’t sent to any Jewish groups or promoted publicly.

memoir that she plans to turn into a biopic, launched a new meme, and announced she will star in an Apple TV+ Christmas special, with guests from Snoop Dogg to Ariana Grande.

Separated, journalist Jacob Soboroff digs deep into the Trump administration's controversial and devastating child-separation policy, a dark spot in modern U.S. history that every American should be educated about.