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Leaning on a rich written record, the graphic novelist Tillie Walden used nearby resources to visualize the true story of seamstresses who shared a home for decades.
I was standing in line at Chaucer’s Books, my local indie, when it occurred to me that the line was longer than usual. This has been happening regularly enough that I’ve stopped being s…
The BBC’s chief international correspondent was awarded the prestigious nonfiction prize for The Finest Hotel in Kabul – which she hopes will bring more attention to the Taliban’s draconian treatment...
With his haunting images of steam locomotives, steel mills and Midwestern farms, the celebrated lensman revealed the poetry in the artifacts of manual labor.
Lush historical fiction, gripping thrillers, true crime, laugh-out-loud essays and more: Here are the books you’ve saved most to your reading lists.
From dynamite debuts to must-read memoirs and magical children’s fiction, here’s our selection of this year’s hottest holiday reads. Plus leading authors share their favourites
Ann Patchett’s latest, Whistler, takes the top spot on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Land is Maggie O’Farrell’s first novel since the release of Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet adaptation, and Dr. Seuss’s...
Since its relaunch under John Lippman 10 years ago, the century-old book club’s curatorial prowess and bold marketing campaigns have won over Gen-Z readers.
She wanted to learn about pyramids, and ended up with hallucinatory sex scenes. Her new book is a provocation: Just what genre is it anyway?
So you want to ignite a reading habit this summer. How do you get back into the groove? We talk to reading enthusiasts for their best tricks — like allowing yourself to read wherever, whenever.
Atria reteams with newly minted Pulitzer winner Daniel Kraus, Riverhead wins Jesse Baron’s investigation into the pitfalls of the patient-therapist dynamic, and more.
'Remarkable' and 'perfect' debut books took the top prize for this year's award which champions women writers…
Our flock of fabulous reviews this week includes Scaachi Khol on Jill Biden’s View From the East Wing, Lincoln Michel on Deb Olin Unferth’s Earth 7, Michael Faber on M. John Harrison…
An “overwhelming majority” of eligible Catapult employees voted to form a union with the National Labor Relations Board, the union announced on social media. They will now bargain for a contract with...
The Portland, Ore., indie publisher and record label is relaunching its literary imprint with an exclusively queer focus, tapping author Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore as the imprint’s editor and...
On Thursday, McGraw Hill released results for their fourth quarter and full year ended March 31. Sales fell 2 percent in the quarter to $464 million, down $9.5 million, “reflecting a smaller K‑12...
Jane Yolen, 87, author of 450 books, died on June 11. Yolen’s books include Holocaust novella The Devil’s Arithmetic, plus 40 other novels. Her final novel MONSTER OF FIFE: TERROR BIRDS will be...
The TV adaptation of Kennedy’s hit hockey romance series has quickly become one of Amazon’s biggest shows. Now, the author is looking ahead to season two and, later this month, publishing her first...
Eight public libraries will receive grants of $7,500–$10,000 to establish civic education and local news programs, through a partnership between the Urban Libraries Council and democratic alliance...
In “Drayton and Mackenzie,” two young grads navigating the 2008 financial crisis enact a plan they hope will change their fate.