By Laura Miller Loren Long has illustrated books by Barack Obama, Madonna and Amanda Gorman. His No. 1 best seller, “The Yellow Bus,” took him in a different direction — one that required ...

Consider investing in some of the best motivational books to get you back in gear. Whether you’re on the hunt for a new inspirational read to flip through to resurge your motivation or are ...

enlightening and influential young-adult books, in chronological order beginning in the 1800s Firekeeper's Daughter ...

There’s something magical about sharing a good book with a friend: From comparing notes on world-building to kvetching about lackluster endings or swooning over love interests, you can keep a ...

By Sarah Lyall 2 Books for a Real-Life ‘Brilliant Friend’ Adventures in Russian literature; a novel of domestic discontent.

Aerial view of several opened books on the table. What makes a book so great? It’s not necessarily only about the quality of the writing but also the ability to change discourse, start ...

For book lovers, there’s nothing more exciting than learning someone has read the same book as you—and genuinely wants to hear your thoughts on it. Book clubs are the perfect space for this ...

The fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that entertained and enlightened us This project is led by Lucy Feldman and Annabel Gutterman, with writing by Judy Berman, Shannon Carlin, Eliana Dockterman ...

This week, author Tracy Chevalier answers our burning questions, what is she reading now, what book would she take to a desert island, what book gave her the reading bug, and what left her cold?

During a presidential election year, publishers tend to send fewer books out into the distracted world. But the lists below, a sampling of what we at Book World are looking forward to this season ...

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September 20, 2024 • Death at the Sign of the Rook is an expansive novel that pokes fun of baroque, classic murder mysteries — but also delivers a fully satisfying, all-the-pieces-click ...