Topic: Charlotte

Top galleries, list articles, quizzes

4 noteworthy new novels: What happens when a past love reappears?

These four new novels all feature the specter of a past relationship.
12 best books for preteens

12 best books for preteens
15 great quotes about books

15 great quotes about books from "A Book Addict's Treasury."
Eight ways $100 oil may affect you

Here are eight ways that higher energy prices are starting to affect America.
In Pictures: Glimpses of Spring: Baseball Preview

All Content

4 noteworthy new novels: What happens when a past love reappears?

These four new novels all feature the specter of a past relationship.
Hysteria: movie review

While 'Hysteria' has some funny performances, the humor in the movie is played too broadly.
Early Brontë story about an ungrateful rat is discovered

A composition written by Charlotte Brontë for a French instructor during her stay in Brussels was recently discovered in a Belgium museum.
Going Solo

Eric Klinenberg's thought-provoking new book charts the singletons who are too often misunderstood by policymakers and our culture.
Charlotte au Chocolat

Her parents' restaurant was celebrated, but Charlotte Silver's childhood as a rich little poor girl was less glamorous than it looked.
When E.B. White is also Grandpa

E.B. White granddaughter Martha keeps loving watch over a unique literary legacy.
The four-legged gardener

With natural pruning skills and a thorough love of dirt, Ricky offers enthusiastic, if unskilled, assistance.
12 best books for preteens

12 best books for preteens
15 great quotes about books

15 great quotes about books from "A Book Addict's Treasury."
2012 economic outlook: What's in store for next year?

With the housing market and auto sales showing some signs of life, pundits predict a better economy for 2012. But the ripple from a European downturn could erode the economic pace in the US.
NBA regular season opens. Back to normal? Not quite.

NBA regular season finally arrives with five games on Christmas Day. But TV and technology are changing league revenues and how America will see the NBA regular season.
Darlene Love and other traditions return to 'Letterman' (VIDEO)

Darlene Love, the Lone Ranger, and meatball target practice have all become holiday traditions on David Letterman's 'Late Show.'
Ricin terror plot: Four in Ga. accused of planning attacks

Ricin terror plot: Federal agents raided four men's homes Tuesday and arrested them on charges of conspiring to plan the attacks.
Kindle Fire tablet: Cool gadget or power grab for Amazon? (VIDEO)

The Kindle Fire is integrated with the Amazon cloud computing service, and the user is automatically logged into Amazon, turning the device into a powerful proprietary shopping tool.
The Help: movie review

Set in the Jim Crow South, 'The Help' too often feels like a civics lesson despite moments of nobility with stellar performances by Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer.
What could happen to the global economy if US defaults

Some private economists see devastating effects, such as stock markets plunging. But other economists don't envision such a scenario, suggesting that the Fed, for example, may step in.
John Edwards criminal trial set for October

John Edwards let his attorneys do his talking for the 30-minute hearing in which the judge tentatively set October as the month for trial of the campaign finance case brought last month against the former US senator and 2008 presidential candidate.
Chapter & Verse
Editor's choice: The Story of Charlotte's Web

How E.B. White wrote one of the most successful books in the history of children’s literature.
Coffee prices nearly double, with no relief in sight

Coffee prices are up because of rising demand, higher fuel costs. High coffee prices has roasters, retailers struggling to cover costs.
Unemployment rate drops 0.1 percent, showing 'positive momentum' in job market

The United States added 216,000 new jobs in March, mostly in the private sector job market, driving the unemployment rate down to 8.8 percent.
Stock market in first quarter: best this century?

Stock market poised Thursday to turn in its best first-quarter performance since tech bubble. Can stock market keep climbing?
Obama's Libya speech: Did it outline where intervention is headed?

President Obama emphasized humanitarian goals in Libya and made it clear he wants the Qaddafi regime to fall. But he also insisted that regime change was not a goal of the coalition action, per se.
Eight ways $100 oil may affect you

Here are eight ways that higher energy prices are starting to affect America.
Classic review: The Count of Monte Cristo

A swashbuckling new edition of a story that never grows old.
Full Dark, No Stars

King of horror Stephen King serves up a grimly captivating collection of tales with his usual skill.