Michelle Miller Burns, the DSO’s new president and CEO, has collected dozens of Nancy Drew books over the decades.

Michelle Miller Burns, Ross Perot President and CEO of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, holds a Nancy Drew book from her collection Feb. 6, 2025, in her home in Dallas.

Benson wrote 23 of the first 30 Nancy Drew books under the pen name Carolyn Keene. The library said donations to the fund can be made here. Close Ad. To stream WTOL on your phone, ...

Mildred “Millie” Benson, who lived in Toledo for more than six decades, was the author of 23 of the first 30 Nancy Drew books. Those books were written under her pen name of Carolyn Keene. For ...

To support her family, Benson was hired by a publishing syndicate to write 23 of the first 30 Nancy Drew books, under the pen name “Carolyn Keene.” The first book was published in 1930.

Chris Bohjalian drew the Starship Enterprise on his mom’s Hemingway first edition The Jackal's Mistress' author shares that book reflection and more as he takes the Book Pages Q&A.

Chris Bohjalian is the author of 25 books, most recently “The Jackal’s Mistress.” Here, he takes the Q&A to discuss the book and share some recommendations. Q. Please tell readers about your new book.

In some cases, the books have had outdated words modified, and the custom of having 25 chapters per edition was changed to 20 simply to save on paper. Some of the editions Rotuna has collected are ...

Maybe she didn’t imagine “here” would be a new storefront when Books on Bay opened its doors 15 years ago, but like Nancy Drew or Trixie Belden, challenges never stood in Hoit-Thetford’s ...

When Bunting left home at 18, she took a handful of Nancy Drew mysteries with her. Many years later she saw a first-edition volume at Powell’s Books in Portland. She picked it up for $1, and a ...