books

When it comes to great classic books, what is your favorite? I'm sure there are a lot of great classic novels, but I just haven't read any of the ones on this list. And, the one that is most popular among Idahoans is a pretty big surprise.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) – Bestselling author and Pulitzer-prize winning New York Times reporter and columnist Timothy Egan will be visiting Twin Falls this week.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) – The live-action movie is out, but you don’t have to visit the theater to enjoy “Beauty and the Beast.”

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) – If you like Native American history, you’ll be excited about the upcoming author discussion and book signing at Barnes & Noble.

You don’t have to wait for young spooks and goblins to knock on your door to enjoy the scares of Halloween. There are movies to watch and books to read, some which are sure to give you the chills.

I used to own several thousand books.  I would pick them up at library and yard sales, used book stores and hundreds were inherited from a grandmother.

The woman who wrote 'To Kill a Mockingbird' will publish her second novel more than 50 years after the Pulitzer Prize-winning book was first released.

As an adult I really don't like to read...but as a kid I loved it! I read so many books my parents probably thought I would never leave my room. One of the incentives to read when I was young was that as I read I was earning free pizza, and it turns out that is still paying off!

From champion beaglers to real-life James Bonds, the stories behind these authors are equally as fascinating the books they wrote.

Remember that time that #BooksWithALetterMissing was trending on Twitter, and it was hilarious? No, because your life consists of more than clicking around the internet all day searching for meaning in your life that you're never going to find? Well, let us tell you -- it was indeed hilarious.

It's been a while since we've read 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' but we're pretty sure this guy sums it up perfectly.

Today would've been the 85th birthday of beloved children's author Maurice Sendak, who passed away last year. In his honor, Google made this amazing, elaborate Google Doodle.

In the late '80s/early '90s, how many of you were glued to books by people like Christopher Pike, R.L. Stine and A. Bates? Long before 'Twilight,' these young adult authors were churning out sordid tales of psycho teenage killers, body-switching beautiful girls and revenge fantasies that also somehow involved final exams.

Reading to a child is essential to their growth, and most children's books address similar topics of sharing, accepting who you are and eating your vegetables. We found some gems from the children's literature department, though, that made us pause and say WHAT?!?!

Sometimes, it's all too easy for an illustrator or a cover artist who has hit a huge creative block to use a picture of a celebrity as their guide for young adult novels. Plus, the celebrity lookalikes will help sales too, especially if it's a popular actress such as 'Game of Thrones' star Emilia Clarke...

This Valentine’s Day, millions will cuddle up with their cats and a box of Dove bars and sink into a juicy romance novel. Wouldn’t it be far more interesting if romance novels contained the complexity, suspense and intrigue of our favorite TV shows and movies? Below, our noblest attempts at visual fan fiction. If these pop culture novels were real, they'd go straight to our Kindles so no one could

2013 is gearing up to have some great movie releases, some of which include the usual book-to-movie adaptions. Yet with allgreat new book to movie adaptions coming out, it can be difficult to figure out which one to spend $10 at the theater on, especially if you are not sure if it will wind up being a hit like 'Lord of the Rings' or a dude like 'Eragon ...

What bibliophile hasn't dreamed of just putting money into a vending machine and out comes a book that you can read to your heart's content? Sounds great, but not very likely, right? Well, that's where you're wrong. The Monkey's Paw, a used bookstore in Toronto, Canada has created such a machine.

Today's reading experience is nothing like the literal "page-turners" of yesteryear. But even with the e-Book, the Kindle and the iPad at our fingertips, we can still spot a wacky romance novel cover from a mile off.

Yes, there are the "What is she even famous for?" cracks and the "Isn't she an Oompa-Loompa?" lines but there's no denying that the pickle-loving mini-diva from MTV's Jersey Shore has come a long way, baby. She was dropped in a ball on New Year's Eve in Seaside Heights, NJ (of course) but today she is famous for her book. Yes, her book. B-O-O-K. Specifically, A Shore Thing (Gal