Fans of the Moomins have reason to rejoice this summer, as the children’s book characters created by Finnish artist Tove Jansson will alight at the Brooklyn Public Library in “Tove Jansson and the ...

When Tove Jansson wrote her first Moomin story, Europe was at war, forcing millions of people to flee their homes, and the threatened atomic bomb was about to become reality. Feeling too desperate to ...

As of February 22, Barnes & Noble is partnering with Moomin Characters Oy Ltd., the global licensor of author and illustrator Tove Jansson’s Moomins, for what is billed as the brand’s first ...

TAMPERE, Finland — The Moomins, Finland's most lovable literary cartoon family, are celebrating their 80th birthday this year. The chubby, white, hippopotamus-like characters have captivated readers ...

The Finnish artist and writer Tove Jansson had a love-hate relationship with her most famous creations. By Nadja Spiegelman Nadja Spiegelman is the author of the memoir “I’m Supposed to Protect You ...

An exhibition at the Helsinki Art Museum positions Finnish artist Tove Jansson as more than ‘just’ creator of the Moomins. Tove Jansson, 'Family,' 1942. Private ...

The demise of bookstores in the Amazon AMZN AMZN era is less about structural decline in the market and more about book store chains “simply not being good enough to survive”, according to Barnes & ...

The Moomin family – Moominpappa, Moominmamma and Moomintroll – live in Moominvalley, where they welcome all friends, visitors and vagrants for adventures and sweet treats. Lately, though, the ...

Beloved Scandinavian animated characters are reborn after a 65-year absence -- in 3D By Scott Roxborough, The Associated Press In 1945, after World War II, Finnish artist Tove Jansson sat down and ...