Imagination, passion feed boy's writing - Hawk Eye
27 May 2012, 10:47 am
"I'll just write novels in my free time." Spoken like a true writer. Gage's favorite authors include Rick Riordan, author of the "Heroes of Olympus;" R.L. Stine, the Stephen King of children's literature; and Mary Pope Osborne of the Magic Tree House series.

"I Saw You" leaving the Books on Tape parking lot in a Le Sabre - Weekly Alibi
25 May 2012, 6:13 pm
I ran into the store and immediatly asked the clerk about you. She said that you cleaned out all of the R.L. Stine and Nancy Drew tapes. I was wondering if you would like to discuss your favorite generic cola brands over a couple martini glasses filled ...

Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Jennifer Egan to publish short story on Twitter - YAHOO!
24 May 2012, 2:54 pm
Other authors have experimented with publishing over Twitter, including "Goosebumps" writer R.L. Stine and fantasy writer Neil Gaiman. NEW YORK (Reuters) - A story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan for … Full Story »Story by Pultizer Prize ...

Let's Learn From the Past: Eat'n Park Smiley Cookie - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
Smiley makes more than 150 appearances every year throughout the area. In 2006, the Halloween-themed Smiley cookie made its big screen debut in R.L. Stine's "The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It," which was filmed in the Pittsburgh area. Smiley cookies ...

Helen L. Stiner - Williamsport Sun-Gazette
19 May 2012, 10:16 pm
Mrs. Helen L. Stiner, 70, of 1192 Old Montgomery Pike, South Williamsport, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at HCR Manor Care North, Williamsport. Helen was the widow of the late Paul L. "Butch" Stiner who died on March 10, 2010. They shared 49 years of ...

Our Teenage Selves and High School Libraries - Salon
19 May 2012, 6:56 pm
“My friends were reading R.L. Stine while I battled my way through Don Quixote.” ” I read everything, from Young Adult fiction to biographies to swallowing One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in a weekend even though we were told to read ...

Philip Roth to headline National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. - Los Angeles Times
18 May 2012, 11:05 am
and Erin E. Stead, Margie Stiefvater, David Ezra Stein, David O. Stewart, R.L. Stine, Elizabeth Dowling Taylor, Raina Telgemeier, Craig Thompson, Jeffrey Toobin, Justin Torres, Vernor Vinge, Siobhan Vivian, Eric Weiner, Jacqueline Woodson and ...

Josephine L. Stine - Piqua Daily Call
18 May 2012, 4:09 am
PIQUA - Josephine L. Stine, 83, formerly of Piqua, died at 10:55 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at Covington Care Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being handled through the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home.

Young Filipino novelist makes a mark - Saudi Gazette
16 May 2012, 6:24 pm
Inspired by his parents and authors R.L. Stine and Roald Dahl, Canlapan started writing comics since the tender age of seven. He wrote his first book at the age of 9. “I grew up with a lot of books. So I think the authors of the books that I have read mo ...

Where the Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak dies - CBC
8 May 2012, 6:19 pm
May he carry on adventuring." —Elijah Wood, actor "A sad day in children's books and for the world." —R.L. Stine, children's author "It's almost impossible to overstate his importance...He's a North Star in the firmament of anyone who makes children's ...