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Frances Crawford is proof that age is not a barrier to becoming a successful author. In 2022, at the age of 60, she earned a master’s in literature in creative writing with distinction from Glasgow University, followed by winning the Bloody Scotland/Glencairn Crime Short Story Competition in 2023, and she has now published a singularly ...Read more

There is a kind of thriller that grabs you by the collar in the opening pages and doesn’t let go. This happens when the writer has mastered the rarest of craft combinations: an original premise delivered with steady pacing and a protagonist you cannot help but root for.

"Gone in Three Seconds," the debut novel of Jim De La Vega’s Mind ...Read more

"Storm Warning" is Alice Henderson’s fifth wild and wooly, storm-tossed, action-packed suspense novel featuring protagonist wildlife biologist and environmentalist adventurer Alex Carter. Her current assignment to study and protect imperiled hawksbill turtles in tropical Hawaii seemed like an idyllic vacation of sun, surf, swimming and ...Read more

GOLETA, Calif. —For a few minutes, the atmosphere inside Captain Fatty's Brewery in Santa Barbara County was quiet, different from the usual Friday night clamor.

On this late May evening, the 15 men gathered there were contemplating tackling something few had previously had the courage or skill to take on. Austin Nieves, a recent transplant ...Read more

U.S. regulators have taken their biggest step yet to speed the connection of data centers to the country’s grids while simultaneously attempting to slow surging utility bills that have angered Americans.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a series of orders Thursday tailored to the country’s power grids in a bid to remove ...Read more

U.S. regulators have taken their biggest step yet to speed the connection of data centers to the country’s grids while simultaneously attempting to slow surging utility bills that have angered Americans.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a series of orders Thursday tailored to the country’s power grids in a bid to remove ...Read more

'TOY STORY 5'

Rated PG for some thematic elements and rude humor.

What it’s about: Cowgirl toy Jessie tries to help her kid Bonnie make new friends, with competition from a new device in town — a tablet.

The kid attractor factor: The beloved characters and animation will be a draw for kids.

Good lessons/bad lessons: Learn to use your ...Read more

Divorce rocked the lives of Marcela Cabay and her daughter, who was a preschooler at the time. But counseling didn’t come until years later, when Cabay noticed her daughter was tensing up every time a storm rolled through or whenever they were preparing to be apart.

“She was experiencing just a lot of anxiety, really starting to think worst...Read more

Q. My ex’s boyfriend just moved in with her. We share custody of my 6-year-old daughter. We were at her ballet recital and I overheard him chastising my daughter for something. I’m not crazy about the idea of her boyfriend disciplining my daughter. What’s good ex-etiquette?

A. Hearing another adult correct your child can feel surprisingly...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. -- For 20 years, you could see their faces: An 8-year-old girl with chopped bangs and sad, brown eyes; a tall teenage boy with a shy smile; a 13-year-old girl with glasses, beaming between her three younger brothers.

Professional photographers teamed up with Heart Galleries across the country to provide portraits of children who ...Read more

It dangled, wiggled and squirmed on the hook. It was click bait and I clicked. No pause, no hesitation. Click. Just like that.

I’ll tell you what hooked me. Mature women. They had me at the word “mature.”

Well, let’s back that up. They actually had me at “Hosin garlic noodles.” It was a recipe for a weeknight meal. When you’ve ...Read more

In "The Woman from Warsaw," the ruins of Benghazi, Libya, serve as a backdrop for the intertwined stories of a young Libyan girl and a Jewish refugee during World War II.

In 1976, Mariam Khaldoon’s husband encourages her to write her memories of living in war-torn Benghazi during Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini’s takeover of Libya in the ...Read more

"The Land and Its People" by David Sedaris is such a delight to read — compelling, insightful, funny and powerful at many moments too in its message.

Sedaris once again — as he has done in his past acclaimed books like this one — provides a wonderfully diverse collection of everyday observations about life ranging from things like his pet...Read more

Reading "Intimate Audrey" feels like cuddling into your favorite reading nook and wrapping yourself in a real-life fairy tale. In this book, Sean Hepburn Ferrer and Wendy Holden take you on a most personal journey into Audrey Hepburn’s life from her childhood to her death. Filled with stories of victory like being seen by Collette and declared...Read more

At this time of year, family calendars implode under the weight of school performances, sports tournaments, award ceremonies, teacher gifts, graduation traditions, summer camp forms and holiday travel plans. How to deal with it all?

Moms often get a piece of well-intentioned advice: Just trust your instincts. Follow your heart. Tune into how ...Read more