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You can't go wrong with giving greeting cards with baby gifts, but there's a wonderful new twist on the gifting tradition.
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The Onion began with a group of scrappy Gen Xers who wanted to poke fun at mainstream news. It's evolved into an at times ...
Dorothy Parker's posthumously published collection is Poems; Camilla Barnes' debut novel is The Usual Desire to Kill. Both ...
Books that deal with these new complexities have become so popular, they're almost an entire genre in themselves. Check out our list to find a range of stories, from laugh-out-loud funny to gritty ...
How much discount can you get after eating an indulgent meal in this Thai restaurant?Photo: Instagram/amonthego15 If you are a foodie, chances are you leave your favourite restaurant with a tummy ...
With her new book, "How to Write a Funny Speech … for a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every Other Event You Didn’t Want to Go to in the First Place" (Chronicle Books, $16.95), she joins ...
The thirty-odd years spent abroad as a diplomatic spouse were interesting, to say the least. Besides the upheavals created by moves, settling down in different homes, domestic help problems ...
In the first part of our series ahead of the Easter holidays, the award-winning author has a leaf through the best new children’s books that will get children laughing out loud Quirky gem ...
It won the Thurber Prize last year. It’s set in Palm Springs. It’s a deeply funny book, but also about grief. It’s got something for everyone. “The Snowbirds” by Christina Clancy has ...
To that end, the publishers is on the lookout for “fun and funny books that bring entertainment and joy.” They pointed to Axolotl and Axolittle by Jess Hitchman, illustrated by Sarah Rebar ...
Dear Abby: My husband is soon to have his first book published ... While I never had any real expectation about a possible dedication, I thought I might get a short mention.