Topic: Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder: 10 quotes on her birthday

10 quotes from 'Little House on the Prairie' author Laura Ingalls Wilder on her 145th birthday.

The Wilder Life

A Chicago book editor sets out to retrace the footsteps of beloved “Little House” author Laura Ingalls Wilder.

April Fools recipe: Mock apple pie

April Fool your friends and family with an 'apple' pie made with Ritz crackers.

6 books to beat the winter blues

The groundhog may have seen his shadow yesterday, but for those of us enduring a blizzard a week spring still seems a distant prospect. So instead of fighting winter, why not embrace it? Here are six inspiring reads to remind all of us of the awesome beauty – and perilous power – of the season.

Erin Blakemore: What I learned from Jane Austen and Laura Ingalls Wilder

Erin Blakemore answers questions about her new book, "The Heroine’s Bookshelf: Life Lessons, from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder."

Guest blog: Beloved book characters on Twitter

Forget Ashton Kutcher. Isn't there a favorite fictional character you would rather follow on Twitter?

No more novels for Larry McMurtry?

A Jury of Her Peers

Elaine Showalter’s absorbing tour of the American women writers’ pantheon.

Homemade for the holidays

Instead of buying last-minute Christmas gifts, make them and create memories at the same time.

Twin Cities: homespun and cosmopolitan

The GOP National Convention opens in a place reflecting the nation’s enduring agrarian myth ... with skyscrapers.

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3 kids + 1 good book = great road trip

For this family, choosing a book to read aloud in the car is essential.

The two writing Wilders

Laura Ingalls Wilder and her daughter Rose both knew the power of the pen.

The two writing Wilders

Laura Ingalls Wilder and her daughter, Rose, both knew the power of the pen.