Alice Hoffman was something of a prodigy novelist in 1977, when she was 25 years old and published her first novel, "Property Of." The critics praised her luminous voice, but Ms. Hoffman was not ...

With the cooperation of the Anne Frank House, a novel based on Frank’s life immediately before she began keeping a diary will be released in September by the children’s publisher Scholastic.

When an editor asked Alice Hoffman to write a novel about Anne Frank, the prolific author didn’t think of the complexity of the research or the enormity of the subject matter.

In "Magic Lessons" (Simon & Schuster, a division of ViacomCBS), a prequel to "Practical Magic" and "The Rules of Magic," author Alice Hoffman tells the story of the origins of the Owens family's ...

Alice Hoffman. (Courtesy, Scribner) The lack of moral complexity is not all to the good in “The Museum.” The professor starts out as if there is a fair amount of gray in his character.

This radiant finale reminds us what a satisfying novelist Alice Hoffman can be, when she feels like it. Smith reviews frequently for the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and The Washington Post.

Alice Hoffman’s statement, which was conveyed by her publicist, Camille McDuffie at Goldberg McDuffie Communications, reads: I feel this whole situation has been completely blown out of proportion.

But then Hoffman’s next tweet bordered on harassment: “If you want to tell Roberta Silman off her phone is [Silman’s number here]. [Silman’s email here].