By A.O. Scott These refreshingly authentic and playful picture books celebrate the many kinds of love that can fill kids’ lives. By Travis Jonker The writer Kelsey McKinney tries to wrestle ...

While many of her contemporaries are playing canasta, she’s releasing her 25th book. There’s no mystery to it, Tyler says: Start on Page 1, then keep writing. By Elisabeth Egan In Charlotte ...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Breathing Room” has a highly anticipated new book centered around a wedding. Gail Baines struggles to navigate her relationship with her ex-husband ...

It is the last day of the Bristol Light Festival 2025, an event which has brought crowds of people to the city centre to see the after-dark attractions. Talking of after dark, a special show at ...

In his latest book, Cass R. Sunstein lays out what the U.S. owes to the rest of the world. Ada Calhoun’s debut novel about a middle-aged wife and mother offers a wry critique of the sexual ...

When Leopold II, King of Belgium, set about creating his own colony in the Congo, he used elephants - and barbaric cruelty - to clear the impenetrable jungle The Daily Mail Books department ...

The book explains how memory influences our behavior without our awareness, underscoring the fact that what and how we remember influences everything from our social relationships to the decisions we ...

If you are anything like me, you are constantly reading a new book. When I’m in school, I can usually finish a book every two weeks, and over the summer, I usually manage to read one to two books a ...

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

bound editions of the World Book Encyclopedia. At the other end of the cultural spectrum, it also found a place in the 1989 Billy Joel music video for his hit song, “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” ...

One of the easiest ways to get kids hooked on reading is to get them into a great book series. All it takes is a captivating Book 1, and they're off and running. Fantasy, mystery, science fiction, ...