On Feb. 9, 1847, Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte chose a site on Michigan’s Black River and founded what became Holland. Since then, influential entrepreneurs such as Frederik Meijer, Chris Van Allsburg, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dutch author Cees Nooteboom speaks about his new book '533 Days' at the book fair in Frankfurt am Main. Nooteboom died at the age ...

The influential Dutch Jewish author Harry Mulisch has died in Amsterdam. Mulisch, who died Saturday Oct. 30 from cancer, wrote powerfully about World War II, often focusing on moral and philosophical ...

Every May, thousands of visitors flock to Holland as the tulips bloom across the city. But how many know the story of how the bulbs beneath the surface — the worldwide supply of which the Netherlands ...

Amsterdam (AP) – Dutch Jewish author Berthe Meijer, whose life intersected with Anne Frank’s, has died. She was 74. Her husband, Gary Goldschneider, said Wednesday that Meijer died of cancer July 10.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. While pursuing her master's in creative writing at Oxford University, Dutch visual artist and author ...

Ann Patchett would like you to know that she favors a solid story, with plots and morals. Although many label her books as modern fairy tales, she says “fairy tales strike me as simplistic.” This ...

STOCKHOLM — Dutch writer Guus Kuijer has been named this year's Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for children's literature, honored for his ability to portray life's big problems with humor and warmth, ...