Jason Tharp wants to write books for weird kids — because he was one. Growing up in Ohio, the 45-year-old children’s author, illustrator and inspirational speaker sometimes felt invisible. But as he ...

An Ohio school stopped a children's author from reading his book to students after he said officials raised concerns his story would "recruit kids to become gay." Jason Tharp, 45, said wrote "It's ...

An Ohio school district caused an uproar earlier this month after an author said that one of his books, which features a unicorn and teaches about self-acceptance, was excluded during a school ...

Manga sales have boomed in North America the past several years, but there’s one readership that has been left out of the party: children. Manga for readers 12 and under is still a small category in ...