But while adolescence is a classic subject of the novel, old age is not. Only a few novels that are really and seriously about it come to mind: Elizabeth Taylor’s “Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont,” ...

Tove Jansson, Author, trans. from the Swedish by Sophie Hannah. Drawn & Quarterly/Enfant $16.95 (20p) ISBN 978-1-897299-95-1 Some treasured picture books from yesteryear are back to tempt new ...

On March 10,the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan hosted a panel and readings in honor of Finnish author and illustrator Tove ...

Our love for Tove Jansson’s stories goes beyond adoring ... exhibitions and films worldwide for decades after the very first book was published in 1945, as “unlimited by ideas about how ...

Finnish artist, illustrator and writer Tove Jansson is best known for her illustrated book series The Moomins. And while we might remember the Moomins books for their dreamy pictures and gentle ...

Tove Jansson's 1972 novel "The Summer Book" wasn't a memoir, but it was a memory piece of sorts - its slender narrative of ...

A Florida retirement community might be an unexpected setting for a novel written by a Finnish Swedish children’s book author. But in 1976, Tove Jansson, who is best-known for her whimsical ...

"Sun City" offers evidence that Americans’ widespread isolation began long before they became absorbed in their phones.