What does a shock-radio jock, a dying man, two thieves, an aging rock star, an accident-prone stripper, and a woman leaving her husband have in common? Find out in Bedtime Stories, by Norm Foster ...

The best children’s books of all time Choosing the best children’s books of all time is no easy feat. After all, there are ...

Although it is usually associated with young children’s bedtimes, my teenage daughter and I recently rediscovered the joy of ...

For older children, bedtime is a chance to explore something a bit more challenging, be it in the themes of the story, or the ingenuity of its language. Be guided by your own taste; take these 20 ...

Jessie Veeder recently spent time in Elko, Nevada, singing at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering’s 40th Anniversary ...

Parents are bombarded with conflicting advice, but we know that the habit of reading to children is that rare thing: it is entirely and unassailably good. It boosts children’s language and ...

Megan Grumbling is a poet and writer who lives in Portland. DEEP WATER: Maine Poems is produced in collaboration with the ...

Last year I wrote about audiobooks as bedtime stories for adults ... Every few months I let Joseph Brodsky reading his poem “A Song” lull me to sleep. Recently a friend and I read each ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Constance (Connie) Levy, who lives in St. Louis in a neighborhood of trees, birds, squirrels and other creatures she welcomes into her poems.

The best-written poems capture emotions, experiences, or images using a lyrical language. But what exactly is a poem, how is it different from prose, and how should we approach it?