Here are the year’s most notable picture and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By Jennifer Krauss Jennifer Krauss ...

Books can be a refuge from (waves arms) all this, even when they take you deeper into the darkness of 2025. There is a grace in the relationship between book and reader, with nothing but your eyes and ...

Worth another look... Although published in 2012, this remains a definitive read on leadership, management and disciplined capital allocation. In an era defined by volatility, technological disruption ...

Over 3,700 unique books were banned during the 2024-2025 school year, more than double the number of titles PEN America tracked in the 2021-2022 school year when it began counting. The nonprofit, ...

The finalists for this year's National Book Awards have been announced. Among the 25 nominees are novelists Rabih Alameddine and Megha Majumdar as well as journalists Julia Ioffe and Omar El Akkad, ...

Stephen King is not just one of the most-renowned horror authors, he’s one of the most well-known authors, period. The “King of Horror” has sold over 350 million copies globally and has written more ...

The author announced the release date and cover of her long-awaited new book, "Woman Down," in an exclusive clip aired on TODAY on Sept. 10. "It is a thriller, probably one of the darkest books I've ...

In the Welsh village of Hay-on-Wye, where sheep outnumber people and books spill onto the streets, a quiet revolution began. Antiquarian and academic Richard Booth inadvertently launched a global ...

Times — and The Times — have changed since the first Festival of Books was held in 1996. What hasn’t is our commitment to this vibrant community of readers and writers, with the annual spring ritual ...

They pick a title, read it and then gather to discuss it in detail. But unlike more traditional book clubs, many of these groups add on another activity — or multiple — to turn their gatherings into ...

Earlier this year, Anna Sui’s AW24 show took place inside the Strand’s Rare Book Room; the collection was heavily inspired by the character Miss Marple from Agatha Christie’s crime stories along with ...

The 2003 musical and 2024 movie don't include all of the explicit elements in the book, though they do reference animal cruelty, xenophobia, and other dark themes. In November 2024, the movie "Wicked, ...