Topic: Dave Barry

Tony nominations honor inventive 'Peter and the Starcatcher'

Tony-nominated 'Peter and the Starcatcher' has a top-to-bottom fantastic cast and innovative staging.

Tony nominations: 'Once,' 'Porgy and Bess' lead the pack

'Once,' the musical based off the Oscar-winning film, garnered the most Tony nominations of any musical, while the Peter Pan origin story 'Peter and the Starcatcher' earned the most for a play.

10 sequels based on a classic book

10 authors who wrote a novel based in another author's literary world.

10 books for a good laugh

Author Hallie Ephron recommends literature to keep you laughing.

Farewell, Borders – lights out

A journalist examines her grief over the disappearance of Borders.

Talk Like a Pirate Day: How to have Google, Facebook join in

Avast! It's International Talk Like a Pirate Day. What better way to raise the flag than to teach Google and Facebook how to talk like a pirate today.

Earth (The Book)

On TV, Jon Stewart and The Daily Show staff are a riot. But in this book – not so much.

Low-flow toilets have improved

Low-flow toilets save water, but they haven't always worked as well as homeowners would like.

Bestselling books, week of 1/14/10, according to IndieBound*

1/14/10 bestseller lists based on reporting from independent bookstores

Bestselling children's books, according to Indie Bound*

The Associate

Once again, a Grisham protagonist finds himself caught up in the machinations of a corrupt law firm.

Repulsed by Blago's bleeps

People find profanity to be both common and offensive. So why do they put up with it?

Reviews of "Science Fair" and "The Maze of Bones"

Science and history are made fun in these lively tales.

'The Ambassador' on boys and books