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 ...

This summer, Brooklynites can step into a lush, fantastical world without leaving the borough as the Brooklyn Public Library welcomes “Tove Jansson and the Moomins: The Door is Always Open,” the first ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Englishman at the helm of America’s biggest book chain — and the U.K.’s largest, Waterstone’s — is continuing to spearhead a ...

A Gloucester venue will host a new public artwork in celebration of the first Moomin book's 80th anniversary. Gloucester Guildhall is one of four UK venues that will commemorate The Moomins and the ...

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HELSINKI, Finland — Tove Jansson, the Finnish writer and artist who created a fantasy world with international appeal in the Moomin family of trolls, died Wednesday in a Helsinki hospital after a long ...

First published in 1952, the late Jansson's first picture book to feature the Moomins returns with its droll, rhyming text and singular characters intact. Bringing home a thermos of milk, Moomintroll, ...

80 years on, the Moomins are still going strong. Finland’s most beloved literary family, the Moomins, mark their milestone birthday this year with a joyful celebration in Tampere, home to the world’s ...

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

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