Marc Aronson is an author, editor, publisher, speaker, and historian who believes that young people, especially pre-teens and teenagers, are smart, passionate, and capable of engaging with interesting ideas in interesting ways. He has...

Artist and author Lauren Redniss talks about her new book, Radioactive, an illustrated biography of the Curies and a look at their complicated legacy.

Sam McBratney has been writing children's books for more than 30 years. His popular book Guess How Much I Love You continues to sell a million copies a year. When his kids were growing up, he told whimsical original bedtime stories every...

Zora Neale Hurston's short story, Sweat, a depiction of an unhappy marriage is provided in dramatized audio. Includes literary interpretation, the author's biography, historical context and lesson plans. [28:21]

Elinore Pruitt Stewart's novels The Letters of a Woman Homesteader and Letters on an Elk Hunt are provided in excerpts of dramatized audio [57:28]. Access to lesson plans, literary interpretation, the author's biography and historical...

The BBC provides audio clips taken from an interview with the children's author, Roald Dahl. Additional content includes a brief biography, a list of his key works, and links to other related stories on the BBC network.

Audio story explores the creation of Grant Wood's famous "American Gothic." This painting made the author an overnight sensation.

Listen to an interview with Matthew Dennison, author of the first biography of Princess Beatrice, youngest daughter of Queen Victoria, who devoted her whole life to serving her mother.

Harriet Beecher Stowe's excerpt from Uncle Tom's Cabin, Cassy, an attack on the institution of slavery, is provided in dramatized audio. Includes literary interpretation, the author's biography, historical context and lesson plans. [31:34]