The way it's sold just isn't something Sachar is interested in. Writing is still his passion: He calls it his favorite part of the day. And while he does make sure his books are accessible for a ...

Still, Sachar was not convinced that he could survive by writing children’s books. After he graduated from law school, he found part-time legal work and continued to write on the side ...

Louis Sachar got a lot of calls from Hollywood after his book “Holes,” which turns 20 years old this June, won the Newbery Book Award and the National Book Award for Young People’s ...

Jia Tolentino on the style and works of Louis Sachar, the children’s-book author who wrote the Wayside School series and “Holes.” ...

If you grew up loving books like Holes and Sideways Stories from Wayside School, get ready — beloved children’s author Louis Sachar is publishing his first novel for adults.

Andrew Davis said he wasn't the only director vying for the rights to "Holes." "Holes" author Louis Sachar told Insider that once his young-adult novel won a National Book Award and a Newberry ...

Then he spilled the backstory: During a low point in the filming of "Holes," Sachar toyed with a follow-up novel that had X-Ray complaining to Armpit about Hollywood ripping off their story.

Louis Sachar knows a few things about writing for kids. His first book, Sideways Stories From Wayside School, came out in 1978 — and the wacky collection is still in print. His 1999 Newbery ...

The new novel from the bestselling author of Holes is a Renaissance-set tale featuring a hairless magician, a rebellious princess and a medieval Italian castle.

But Sachar was so choosey about who he’d sell the book’s film rights to that it took five years before “Holes” the movie, starring Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight and a young Shia LaBeouf ...