In Burgundy, but worlds away from the grand-cru vineyards, lies a forgotten, bucolic village named Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye. In 1873, my favorite writer, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, was born there.

Reading is about more than following a narrative or learning facts; it can also be a profound shared experience that culminates in a better understanding of ourselves and each other. In that spirit, ...

No French writer was more universally revered in the first half of the 20th century than Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. She was a best-selling novelist at the age of 22, a music hall performer and later ...

Scandalous French femme fatale, literary rebel and inventor of the first “lesbian kiss” publicity stunt – Gigi author Colette was a thoroughly modern mademoiselle in 1920s Paris. Having had the ...

Along with brain-numbing quantities of holiday music and avalanches of gift catalogs, one sure sign we're approaching the end of the year is everybody's best-of lists. Literary awards wind up in the ...

Diana Holmes is affiliated with the UK Labour Party (as a member). Diana Holmes received a LEVERHULME Fellowship grant in 1999-2000 to work on a book on the author Rachilde, and has received British ...

Colette is exploring her new neighbourhood and wants to make friends. But when she encounters someone her age she's never met before, she doesn't know what to say — so she hastily invents a lost pet!

In a fast-paced, technology-driven world, Next Chapter Bookshop co-owner Dani Fry believes that books can keep human ...

The Times Festival of Reading is canceled this year, as the Times book critic signs off. Tampa Bay Times book editor Colette Bancroft, left, interviews author Michael Connelly during the virtual Times ...