Did you know Paddington is Latine?” I love asking people this question. When I do, I get all kinds of reactions: Confusion, ...

Australian romance readers are propping up a flatlining book market, say some. Romance sales have grown by 49% for 3 years. And romance bookstores are booming, too.

Once, if you wanted to buy romance novels, you had to know where to look. Some small outlets stocked paperback romances, as ...

Buying gifts for those folks can sometimes be a task that’s easier said than done, especially when they own pretty much ...

To celebrate the publication of his final issue, our soon-to-be former editor looks back on a career of “extremely gruelling ...

No one is a villain, everyone is flawed,' says Downton Abbey star of Chekhov's classic tragicomedy at Berkeley Rep.

One of the joys of Downtown Books is the unexpected treasures you might find tucked between the pages of a used book. A ...

One (though it doesn’t start until Sun/16) is “40 Years of Queer,” a six-week roundup of LGBTQ+ titles at the Roxie, co-curated by that venue’s Lex Sloan and longtime Bay Area-based filmmaker, ...

Paddington in Peru” remains a charming, heartfelt and beautifully designed film, and the trilogy is still a gold standard in children’s entertainment, foregrounding themes of family and fun.

In the third movie, Paddington Bear’s (Ben Whishaw) beloved Aunt Lucy (Imelda Staunton) goes missing from her care home and he embarks on a journey through Peru to track her down, which “moves its ...