Because ‘happy’ doesn’t cut it when you’re trying to describe the particular euphoria of canceling social plans.

BOOKS
How do they spend those massive profits? The online retailing giant has a giant Ice Age cave bear skeleton in their Seattle offices.
The Harry Potter series frequently tops lists of banned books, but not always for such a literal reason.
The 1859 work prompted a new era of thinking about nature and humanity. A first edition will likely wind up in the hands of a collector who has evolved to have very deep pockets.
Joe Gillard, creator of History Hustle, has assembled some of history’s best bon mots in 'The Little Book of Lost Words: Collywobbles, Snollygosters, and 86 Other Surprisingly Useful Terms Worth Resurrecting.'
Mark Twain is widely considered the author of the first great American novel—'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'—but his rollicking tales aren’t the only legacy he left behind.
Pottermore is celebrating ‘Back to Hogwarts’ season with a special Harry Potter audiobook excerpt.
At the turn of the 20th century, library patrons feared picking up a book might result in more than late fees. They worried it could transmit tuberculosis.
As part of a new project promoting STEM, NASA booklets starring Snoopy in space will soon be available with McDonald's Happy Meals.
The beloved children's book was published in 1943. A recent collection of sketches that further illustrate the titular character's adventures has been discovered.
George R.R. Martin opened up to 'The Guardian' about how 'Game of Thrones' has made it even harder for him to finish his A Song of Ice and Fire book series.
'The Wizard of Oz' is an often-imitated but never-duplicated cinematic treasure that remains an integral part of childhood 80 years after it first enchanted audiences in theaters.
Harry Potter fans definitely don't want their beloved series of eight original films rebooted, a new poll finds.
In 1901, after being rejected by six publishers, Beatrix Potter used her savings to privately print 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit.'
Beatrix Potter was a bestselling author, a world-famous illustrator, and a talented naturalist ... but she still disappointed her mom.
Reading even just 15 pages a day can make people feel happier, smarter, and more relaxed. Who can argue with that?
The six-word story "For Sale, Baby Shoes, Never Worn" is one of the best-known works attributed to Ernest Hemingway—but he probably didn't write it.
That naughty bunny who got caught sneaking into Mr. McGregor’s garden was based on Beatrix Potter's own pet rabbit.
Roughly 80 percent of books published in the U.S. between 1923 to 1964 never extended their copyrights. Now many of them are available to download for free.
Happy Book Lovers Day! Let's have a moment of silence for those books that never get finished (and another for the stack on your shelf that you haven’t even started).
In a digital era, the company hopes that being sold to a private investor and getting store facelifts will make for a happy ending.
Marcel Proust wasn’t known for brevity, but for some reason he decided to cut these rather risqué pages from his first book.