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Canadian writer Louise Penny poses during a portrait session. She is the author of a hugely successful series of mysteries perfect for winter reading. When the weather outside turns frightful, there’s ...

A thorough research survey presented as a tautly argued tract, Jonathan Haidt’s book draws a line between two trends—greater levels of adolescent anxiety and the use of smartphones at increasingly ...

Challenges and bans to books in public libraries and schools in the U.S. have steeply increased since 2022. What is behind this increase? And what do Stanford faculty have to say about it? Although ...

The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction. Credit...By Karan Singh Supported by By The New York Times Books Staff Here they are — the 10 Best Books of ...

November 25, 2024; Washington, D.C. – Books We Love – NPR's annual, interactive reading guide – is back with over 350 new recommendations from 2024. Discover picks by NPR staffers, including Ari ...

It didn’t take long for BookToker Asia Lin to understand that “Wicked,” the book by Gregory Maguire, would be nothing like the musical she had first seen months earlier. “It was the first page,” Lin ...

Nicholas Dames has taught Literature Humanities, Columbia University’s required great-books course, since 1998. He loves the job, but it has changed. Over the past decade, students have become ...

Nestled in the Northern Catskills, the tiny village of Hobart, New York, is home to around 400 residents, and millions of fascinating characters, all stacked high on shelves. Hobart is a book village.

A look at the book adaptations coming to life on both big and small screens this year. By Lexy Perez Senior Digital Editor and Producer A new chapter in the world of literary adaptations is under way.

If Trump VP pick J.D. Vance's memoir sparked your interest in Appalachian literature, read these books next Lizz Schumer is the Senior Editor, Books, at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...