NEW YORK – In John Irving’s next book, the author is returning to St. Cloud’s, Maine, and to the orphanage made famous in his acclaimed “The Cider House Rules.” Simon & Schuster ...

He published "The Cider House Rules" in 1985 and won an Oscar for writing the screenplay for the 1999 movie adaptation. Michael Caine, who played Dr. Larch, received an Oscar for best supporting ...

NEW YORK (AP) — In John Irving’s next book, the author is returning to St. Cloud’s, Maine, and to the orphanage made famous in his acclaimed “The Cider House Rules.” Simon & Schuster ...

Simon & Schuster announced Thursday that Irving’s “Queen Esther” will be published Nov. 4. His novel will bring back Dr. Wilbur Larch from “The Cider House Rules,” but otherwise features ...