Book News, In Brief

Do your daily reading habits display a dysfunctional demeanor? The Guardian UK has a quiz.


Hoping to uncover the secrets to creating a kids' lit hit, CNN.com analyzes 70 years worth of children's classics.


Barney Hoskins wrote a Tom Waits biography. In the process, Tom Waits drove Barney Hoskins bonkers. David Sinclair tells the story behind the book.


Fresh off her success with the Twilight adaptation, filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke has picked another teen-angst tome for her next film. But will the goth girls go gaga for If I Stay?