The author of the YA novel Holes and the Wayside School series has written his first novel for adults. It’s a fairy tale involving a princess and potions – but one focused squarely on growing old.

The world’s largest retailer — like many others — has been absorbing most of the increased costs, but raising prices of some goods.

Dan Fesperman’s spy caper Pariah follows a disgraced comic-politician who’s recruited by the CIA. The Dancing Face, by Mike Phillips, is a crime caper that confronts the spoils of colonialism.