Coloring books have been around for ages. However, the idea of adults doing them to relieve stress is fairly new. These days, it’s more or less apropos to kids and adults alike to crack open a ...

In waiting rooms, therapists’ offices, community centers, and kitchen tables across America, a once child-centered activity ...

Coloring books geared for grown-ups have been gaining a lot of traction over the last few years. But this is really old-news-reborn. Some of the earliest findings regarding expressive art therapy and ...

Johanna Basford's intricate hand-drawn coloring books for adults have sold nearly 1.5 million copies worldwide. Courtesy of Johanna Basford/Laurence King Adulthood seems to be having a regressive ...

In these days of social distancing, I find myself drawn to the comfort of coloring books. I brighten the smile of bunnies having a picnic and blush the lips of two kissers. I animate the empty streets ...

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Compared to the flashy iPad, a humble coloring book might not grab a child's attention the way it used to. Unless, that is, the drawings could be brought to life with a little augmented reality.

Adult coloring books is the hottest new segment in publishing and for the most part, sales are so robust that they are outselling novels. The main problem with this genre is that they are primarily ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Artist Ember Canada held the coloring book she illustrated. Canada illustrated “Beside Still Waters: Coloring the Psalms” last year. Pablo Alcala palcala@herald-leader.com When several members of ...